Baseball Quotes by D. B. Sweeney

8 Baseball quotes by D. B. Sweeney

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D. B. Sweeney’s take on baseball is both sharp and reflective. This short set of eight quotes offers a glimpse into his perspective on the sport’s rhythms.

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I'm a huge baseball fan and follow it very closely.

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I was taking hitting clinics every chance I got. I really worked on it. It was just fun to be given that…

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As far as actors go, you're not going to find many ballplayers better than me.

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A producer wouldn't think of making a film about ballet dancers without using real dancers, but they will cast actors who have…

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With the Red Sox, you have more of a literary interest in it. You know they're going to lose; you're just interested…

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If I go to a baseball game, I hear 'Shoeless Joe,' but otherwise, I hear 'toe pick' five times a day. No…

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I felt like the world of baseball in 1919 was much closer to what A-ball would be now - guys riding buses,…

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I think it's particularly stupid that filmmakers have traditionally said, 'Yeah, I like baseball, but the movie's not going to be about…

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Whether or not your person wins or loses, give him a chance.

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I don't play the bass. I'm not in a band. I tried to think of ways I could touch base with the troops and…

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I had heard that Robert Duvall was interested in doing 'Lonesome Dove,' and he's one of those actors with whom I'd work on any…

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I think Ovechkin is everything the NHL needs.

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If you skate with an Olympic level skater, they make you so much better because you're skating behind them, and you're trying to imitate…

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I think you have to do certain things in the pilot to get your network's attention - to break through... So maybe you push…

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Why should a filmmaker turn over the irreplaceable asset, the movie, to a distribution center?

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Any time I get to work a home game, it's awesome.

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When I played sports, if you lose the game, and then you complain, that makes you a sore loser. That doesn't make you protester…

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I'm so proud and honored to have been in 'Lonesome Dove' and 'Eight Men Out.' How come I'm not known for one of those?

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I have never been one of those actors who say, 'Oh, my character wouldn't do this,' or 'My character never wears an orange shirt,'…

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To anybody who says to me, 'I'm in character,' I say, 'You should be in an asylum.' If you don't know that you're pretending,…

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Joe Jackson was a tragic figure. He was a serene country boy who signed a confession he couldn't read. He was illiterate.

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I had a teacher senior year in high school. He was a theater teacher, and he basically was a little bit like 'High School…

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Fifty-million-dollar movies gobble up the medium movies. A lot of people aren't working in Hollywood because of this.

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