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> [Hey, it's been a great ride for me, a great life. Everything I have I owe to baseball. Baseball owes me nothin'. Ain't nobody has to give me nothin'. I would be embarrassed if I had a day somewhere. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-zimmer/hey-it-s-been-a-great-ride-for-me-a-great-life-everything-i-have-i/)

[Don Zimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-zimmer/)

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## More by Don Zimmer

> [The weather's cold. My club's bad. My knee hurts. I can't putt no more. I'm off my diet. My wife is nagging me. Other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-zimmer/the-weather-s-cold-my-club-s-bad-my-knee-hurts-i-can-t-putt-no-more-i/)

[Don Zimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-zimmer/)

> [Everyone keeps me telling me how great a knee replacement is. Whitey Ford said it was great and so did Ralph Branca. If I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-zimmer/everyone-keeps-me-telling-me-how-great-a-knee-replacement-is-whitey/)

[Don Zimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-zimmer/)

> [I was sitting in the back room by myself when someone came in and said, "Mr. Zimmer, I have to take you down to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-zimmer/i-was-sitting-in-the-back-room-by-myself-when-someone-came-in-and/)

[Don Zimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-zimmer/)

> [This new baseball is like a golf ball. I think there are going to be a lot more dents put in the wall at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-zimmer/this-new-baseball-is-like-a-golf-ball-i-think-there-are-going-to-be-a/)

[Don Zimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-zimmer/)

> [What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle, and giving 110 percent all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-zimmer/what-you-lack-in-talent-can-be-made-up-with-desire-hustle-and-giving/)

[Don Zimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-zimmer/)

> [Baseball will miss Steinbrenner. He did a lot of great things-and some not so great-but it's a sad day for baseball, no doubt about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-zimmer/baseball-will-miss-steinbrenner-he-did-a-lot-of-great-things-and-some/)

[Don Zimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-zimmer/)

> [One hundred ten thousand ears in this ballpark, and he's got to hit my ear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-zimmer/one-hundred-ten-thousand-ears-in-this-ballpark-and-he-s-got-to-hit-my/)

[Don Zimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-zimmer/)

> [Never drew a paycheck outside of baseball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-zimmer/never-drew-a-paycheck-outside-of-baseball/)

[Don Zimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-zimmer/)

> [Hey, it's been a great ride for me, a great life. Everything I have I owe to baseball. Baseball owes me nothin'. Ain't nobody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-zimmer/hey-it-s-been-a-great-ride-for-me-a-great-life-everything-i-have-i/)

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