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Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.

The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.

To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed.

We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.

You only have a few years to play this game and you can't play it if you're all tied up in knots.

I'm always amazed when a pitcher becomes angry at a hitter for hitting a home run off him. When I strike out, I don't get angry at the pitcher, I get angry at myself. I would think that if a pitcher threw up a home run ball, he should be angry at himself.

Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.

I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.

I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.

Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.

Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.

I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.

I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.

I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life.

I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.

I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds.

Helping someone is what life is all about.

Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters.

The bat is gone, but the smile remains.

There's nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street.

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