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You must remember that anyone under 30 - especially a ballplayer - is an adolescent. I never got close to being an adult until I was 32. Even though I was married and had a son at 20, I was a kid at 32, living at home with my parents. Sure, I was a manager then. That doesn't mean you're grown up.

~Earl Weaver

Topics: Adolescent Adult Anyone Ballplayer Being Close Even Got Grown Had Home Kid Living Manager Married Mean Must Never Parents Remember Son Sure Then Though Until Up You

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Until you're the person that other people fall back on, until you're the one that's leaned on, not the person doing the leaning, you're not an adult.

~Earl Weaver

Topics: Adult Back Doing Fall Leaning Other People Person Until You

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I don't want to spend my whole life watching the sun go down behind the left field bleachers.

~Earl Weaver

Topics: Behind Down Field Go Left Life Spend Sun Want Watching Whole

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The key step for an infielder is the first one... but before the ball is hit.

~Earl Weaver

Topics: Ball Before First First One Hit Key Step

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The only thing I'd ever wanted in my life was to be a major-league ballplayer, but I had to admit to myself that I wasn't good enough. It broke my heart.

~Earl Weaver

Topics: Admit Ballplayer Broke Enough Ever Good Had Heart Life My Life Myself Only The Only Thing Thing Wanted

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The easiest way around the bases is with one swing of the bat.

~Earl Weaver

Topics: Around Bases Bat Easiest Easiest Way Swing Way

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Bad ballplayers make good managers.

~Earl Weaver

Topics: Bad Good Make Managers

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Judging ballplayers and turning in reports, giving my opinion of who will get to the big leagues and who will not... I think my baseball judgment was really good.

~Earl Weaver

Topics: Baseball Big Big Leagues Get Giving Good Judging Judgment Leagues Opinion Really Reports Think Turning Who Will I Think

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Most of the umpires, it's amazing: 98 percent of them will not hold a grudge. I always felt a couple of them did. I never wanted to argue with an umpire in my life.

~Earl Weaver

Topics: Always Amazing Argue Couple Did Felt Grudge Hold Life Most My Life Never Percent Them Umpire Umpires Wanted Will

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If you want to steal a base, steal a base. Don't make the hitter swing at a bad pitch trying to protect the runner.

~Earl Weaver

Topics: Bad Base Hitter Make Pitch Protect Runner Steal Swing Trying Want You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Coach

Born: August 14th, 1930

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