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I'm not a quitter. All my career, I went through a lot of physical adversity, injuries. It's in my nature to be a battler.

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My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, 'You're tearing up the grass'; 'We're not raising grass,' Dad would reply. 'We're raising boys.'

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It takes a lot of dedication to quit smoking, and whether you give up for good on your first try or have to give it a couple of tries - just keep swinging at it and you will succeed.

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I didn't think much about batting average when I was playing.

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Life is precious and time is a key element. Let's make every moment count and help those who have a greater need than our own.

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There was a time when rival teams used a shift against me. They would put the second baseman on the shortstop's side of the bag, move the shortstop into the hole to his right, and have the third baseman hug the foul line. The idea was to build an infield wall against a known right-handed pull hitter.

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Hitting .400 is something you can do by yourself. But you have to rely on guys getting on base at the right time to drive in that many runs.

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I didn't have evil intentions, but I guess I did have power.

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I found out early in life that I could hit a baseball farther than most players, and that's what I tried to do.

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When I was 14, and for the next four years, I was lifting and hauling 10-gallon milk cans full of milk. That will put muscles on you even if you're not trying.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: June 29th, 1936

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