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Willie Mays was the best baseball player I ever saw. He could do anything.

~Doug Harvey

Topics: Anything Baseball Baseball Player Best Could Ever He Mays Player Saw Willie Willie Mays

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I just loved officiating, and I hope what I did helped make it better. That's what I tell young umpires: you can have fun. I never spent a day where going out on a baseball field didn't make me feel better.

~Doug Harvey

Topics: Baseball Better Day Did Feel Field Fun Going Have Fun Helped Hope Just Loved Make Me Never Out Spent Tell Umpires Where You Young

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I always tell my wife, 'If you're ever looking for something to put on my gravestone, put down, 'He was an honest man, and he never held a grudge.'

~Doug Harvey

Topics: Always Down Ever Grudge He Held Honest Honest Man Looking Man Never Put Something Tell Wife You

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I know that there are no famous 'Doug Harvey plays.' And I'm proud of that.

~Doug Harvey

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I was a great base umpire, but I was the most mediocre plate umpire to ever come into the major leagues.

~Doug Harvey

Topics: Base Come Ever Great Leagues Major Mediocre Most Plate Umpire

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Give me 10 high school pitchers, let me spend a week with them, and I'll show you 10 pitchers who won't balk. It's not that difficult, and they better learn it.

~Doug Harvey

Topics: Better Difficult Give Give Me High High School Learn Me Pitchers School Show Spend Them Week Who You

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You can't know what it's like to be a major league umpire unless you were a major league umpire.

~Doug Harvey

Topics: Know League Like Major Major League Umpire Unless Were You

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When asked what he was fighting for, General Washington, in writing to General Thomas, said the object was 'neither glory nor extent of territory, but a defense of all that is dear and valuable in life.' He must have been an umpire. That's what umpiring is about.

~Doug Harvey

Topics: About Asked Been Dear Defense Extent Fighting General Glory He Life Must Neither Nor Object Said Territory Thomas Umpire Valuable Washington Writing

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I went into umpiring at age 16. I got into officiating because of the fact that I could not stand the referees that worked our basketball games.

~Doug Harvey

Topics: Age Basketball Because Could Fact Games Got Our Stand Worked

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I wrestled as a 90-pounder, and I wrestled in the 107-pound class in my first year. I had something inside of me. I could not stand not to compete. And I don't know why... I don't know what that's all about. But that's deep inside of Doug Harvey.

~Doug Harvey

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Athlete

Born: December 19th, 1924

Died: December 26th, 1989

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