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Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.

~Chili Davis

Topics: Growing Growing Old Growing Up Mandatory Old Up

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Professionalism is not sportsmanship. If you don't succeed, you won't be in your profession for long. In our society, it's not about good or bad. It's about who's on top.

~Chili Davis

Topics: About Bad Good Long Our Profession Professionalism Society Sportsmanship Succeed Top You Your

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My dad gave me a haircut... and it wasn't a very good one. When I went out of the house, my friends got on my case and said it looked like someone put a chili bowl over my head and cut around it.

~Chili Davis

Topics: Around Bowl Case Chili Cut Dad Friends Gave Good Got Haircut Head House Like Looked Me Out Over Put Said Someone Very

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My sister is a good story of resiliency. She had a full ride at UC Davis, but she left school to go to the Philippines - and then she decided to go back to school in her 40s, which surprised me. She went to UC Berkeley, and I think she was one of two African Americans in her class at Haas. She's really impressive.

~Chili Davis

Topics: African African Americans American Back Back To School Berkeley Class Davis Decided Full Go Good Good Story Had Her Impressive Left Me Philippines Really Ride School She Sister Story Surprised Then Think Two Which I Think

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The first time I picked up a bat in a professional game, I hit a ball hard left-handed, and my first home run was so effortless, it surprised me.

~Chili Davis

Topics: Ball Bat Effortless First First Time Game Hard Hit Home Home Run Left-Handed Me Picked Professional Run Surprised Time Up

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It all comes down to when spring training comes. Do you want to go or don't you? If you want to go, you go.

~Chili Davis

Topics: Down Go Spring Spring Training Training Want You

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You fool around with different pitches playing catch, but it's not the same when you've got to face some guy with a bat in his hand.

~Chili Davis

Topics: Around Bat Catch Different Face Fool Got Guy Hand His Pitches Playing Same Some You

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I've got a fastball, change-up, forkball, curve, slider, knuckle-slider, knuckle-curve, I had about seven pitches I could have used at any time.

~Chili Davis

Topics: About Any Could Curve Fastball Got Had Pitches Seven Time Used

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I used to lead off when I was a rookie. I've always been able to bunt.

~Chili Davis

Topics: Able Always Been Lead Off Rookie Used

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I have always loved the Bay Area. I spent a lot of time in the Bay Area. I started my career there. That's a huge part of the excitement for me.

~Chili Davis

Topics: Always Area Bay Bay Area Career Excitement Huge Huge Part Lot Loved Me Part Spent Started Time

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Biography

Nationality: Jamaican

Type: Athlete

Born: January 17th, 1960

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