Quote authors in 1999

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Authors of 1999

Born or Deceased in 1999

Joe Adcock

Tribute :3 May 1999

Wilt Chamberlain

Tribute :12 October 1999

Joe DiMaggio

Tribute :8 March 1999

Catfish Hunter

Tribute :9 September 1999

Alex Lowe

Tribute : 1999

Helen Wills Moody

Tribute :1 January 1999

Marion Motley

Tribute :27 July 1999

Walter Payton

Tribute :1 November 1999

Pee Wee Reese

Tribute :14 August 1999

Gene Sarazen

Tribute :13 May 1999

Payne Stewart

Tribute :25 October 1999

Early Wynn

Tribute :4 April 1999

Quotes of 1999

Quotes taken from the authors in 1999

I had some friends here from North Carolina who'd never seen a homer, so I gave them a couple.

Catfish Hunter

Winning isn't everything. Wanting to win is.

Catfish Hunter

The sun don't shine on the same dog's ass all the time.

Catfish Hunter

The phrase 'off with the crack of the bat', while romantic, is really meaningless, since the outfielder should be in motion long before he hears the sound of the ball meeting the bat.

Joe DiMaggio

You start chasing a ball and your brain immediately commands your body to 'Run forward, bend, scoop up the ball, peg it to the infield,' then your body says, 'Who me?'

Joe DiMaggio

Now I've had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.

Joe DiMaggio

There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.

Joe DiMaggio

I feel like I have reached the stage where I can no longer produce for my club, my manager, and my teammates.

Joe DiMaggio

Baseball was the darling of all sports back then.

Marion Motley

If I don't get you now, I'll get you later.

Marion Motley

It never really bothered me that I never got the same publicity.

Marion Motley

Nobody roots for Goliath.

Wilt Chamberlain

I get constant reminders from fans who equate that game and my career as one and the same.

Wilt Chamberlain

We're all fascinated by the numbers, as we were about the 100 points.

Wilt Chamberlain

It was a challenge to my teammates to help me.

Wilt Chamberlain

And I remember leaving my place in L.A. and - my father is a big fight fan - and I said, 'Dad, I got a couple of days off and I'm getting ready to go to Houston to sign to fight Muhammad Ali.

Wilt Chamberlain

Spectators often express disfavor of fair decisions.

Helen Wills Moody

When I play, I become entirely absorbed in the game. It may be a form of concentration.

Helen Wills Moody

Four times out of five the linesman gets a better view of the ball near him than the player himself.

Helen Wills Moody

I can remember when, as a beginner, I was delighted with any ball as long as it would bounce.

Helen Wills Moody