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And I found out, the other part of it is that I found out and in my desire to life successfully, that baseball fit very well into my life. It's been a great teacher, trainer, mentor and you'll see what I mean in the next few minutes that I have to speak.

~Dave Winfield

Topics: Baseball Been Desire Few Fit Found Great Great Teacher Life Mean Mentor Minutes My Life Next Other Out Part See Speak Successfully Teacher Trainer Very Well You

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The Yankees won the pennant, we went on to the World Series, 41 years after that in the city of Toronto. The great city of Toronto, and all the provinces in Canada, everybody reached out and they were excited because we won the first World Series ever, across the border.

~Dave Winfield

Topics: Across After Because Border Canada City Ever Everybody Excited First First World Great Great City Out Pennant Provinces Reached Series Toronto Were Won World World Series Yankees Years

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And then 45 years later, as I finished my career in the great city of Cleveland, that was another great way to end my career, going to the World Series.

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Topics: Another Career City Cleveland End Finished Going Great Great City Great Way Later Series Then Way World World Series Years

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There is no way, believe me, despite my name being Winfield, and loving the game dearly. It wasn't in the cards. I didn't know what it was going to take to get here.

~Dave Winfield

Topics: Being Believe Cards Dearly Despite Game Get Going Here Know Loving Me Name Take Way

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To give you an idea what it feels like to be going in with some of the best baseball players of all-time, I mean it is fantastic. I have to say this about them, there are so many of these guys up here that were my role models, people I looked up to, people I wanted to be like.

~Dave Winfield

Topics: About All-Time Baseball Best Fantastic Feels Give Going Guys Here Idea Like Looked Many Mean Models People Players Role Role Models Say Some Them Up Wanted Were You

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You know, many of you kids can't relate to what it takes to get to the top rung, the top of the heap, to have success. We're looking for things that come in a minute. It just doesn't happen.

~Dave Winfield

Topics: Come Get Happen Heap Just Kids Know Looking Many Minute Relate Rung Success Takes Things Top You

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You have to go understand that life and baseball is littered with all kinds of obstacles and problems along the way. You have to learn how to overcome them to be successful in life.

~Dave Winfield

Topics: Along Baseball Go How Kinds Learn Life Obstacles Overcome Problems Successful Them Understand Way You

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People I look to: again, Hank Aaron, man you challenged the status quo and the records of the game. Monumental feats in an era where people didn't like that.

~Dave Winfield

Topics: Again Challenged Era Feats Game Hank Like Look Man Monumental People Quo Records Status Status Quo Where You Aaron

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There are a lot of people who influenced me, nurtured me, helped me along the way. But I can just recall looking back, the first time I got my baseball glove. Put it on the wrong hand, all those kind of things.

~Dave Winfield

Topics: Along Back Baseball First First Time Glove Got Hand Helped Influenced Just Kind Looking Looking Back Lot Me Nurtured People Put Recall Things Those Time Way Who Wrong I Can

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The people like the American Legion Post that gave us a chance to play. A place to play and a chance to play.

~Dave Winfield

Topics: American Chance Gave Legion Like People Place Play Post Us

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: October 3rd, 1951

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