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> [I throw the ball as hard as ever, but it just takes longer to get to the plate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-newcombe/i-throw-the-ball-as-hard-as-ever-but-it-just-takes-longer-to-get-to/)

Don Newcombe

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## More by Don Newcombe

> [I throw the ball as hard as ever, but it just takes longer to get to the plate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-newcombe/i-throw-the-ball-as-hard-as-ever-but-it-just-takes-longer-to-get-to/)

Don Newcombe

> [I could have rolled the ball up there against Musial, and he would have pulled out a golf club and hit it out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-newcombe/i-could-have-rolled-the-ball-up-there-against-musial-and-he-would/)

Don Newcombe

> [As long as I could pitch a little, no one cared that I was getting drunk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-newcombe/as-long-as-i-could-pitch-a-little-no-one-cared-that-i-was-getting/)

Don Newcombe

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