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People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.

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I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.

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I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher.

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To be a good hitter you've got to do one thing - get a good ball to hit.

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Any ballplayer that don't sign autographs for little kids ain't an American. He's a communist.

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I always tried to hit the ball back through the box because that is the largest unprotected area.

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I've never been a yes man.

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It don't make no difference where I go or what happens, so long as I can play the full nine.

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Now the advantage is all with the hitters.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: April 27th, 1896

Died: January 5th, 1963

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