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Yes, I had to learn how to live life outside, but I had so many people help me.

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In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept constructive criticism. Without one-hundred percent dedication, you won't be able to do this.

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I was very fortunate to play sports. All the anger in me went out. I had to do what I had to do. If you stay angry all the time, then you really don't have a good life.

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I was a baseball player, I taught baseball, and all of a sudden I was in the business world. Now I used the baseball world to talk about their product. Not too much, just enough to keep going. Just be yourself and you'll never have a problem. That's what I did.

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They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it.

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I was very blessed with a good body. Never got hurt. Never was in the hospital. The only time I was in the hospital was when I would get exhausted a little bit, and go in for a check-up or something.

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I don't compare 'em, I just catch 'em.

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People talk about that catch and, I've said this many times, that I've made better catches than that many times in regular season. But of course in my time, you didn't have a lot of television during the regular season. A lot of people didn't see me do a lot of things.

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I didn't say I was that smart, I said I went to class and I enjoyed what I was doing.

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Maybe I was born to play ball. Maybe I truly was.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: May 6th, 1931

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