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title: "1 Introduced Told Quotes By Willie McCovey"
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> [In my first year, when I was driving in runs, winning games and making headlines, there was an old man who came to games at Seals Stadium, and one day he called me over, introduced himself and told me not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-mccovey/in-my-first-year-when-i-was-driving-in-runs-winning-games-and-making/)

[Willie McCovey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-mccovey/)

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## More by Willie McCovey

> [I loved coming up with players in scoring position and I had to drive them in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-mccovey/i-loved-coming-up-with-players-in-scoring-position-and-i-had-to-drive/)

[Willie McCovey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-mccovey/)

> [I had talked for years about doing a restaurant with Rocky Dudum, who's been my friend since I first came to San Francisco. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-mccovey/i-had-talked-for-years-about-doing-a-restaurant-with-rocky-dudum-who/)

[Willie McCovey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-mccovey/)

> [I could run like a gazelle, couldn't I?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-mccovey/i-could-run-like-a-gazelle-couldn-t-i/)

[Willie McCovey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-mccovey/)

> [In my first year, when I was driving in runs, winning games and making headlines, there was an old man who came to games…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-mccovey/in-my-first-year-when-i-was-driving-in-runs-winning-games-and-making/)

[Willie McCovey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-mccovey/)

> [I had pain in both knees my whole career. Not many athletes play pain-free. Mine was just more than normal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-mccovey/i-had-pain-in-both-knees-my-whole-career-not-many-athletes-play-pain/)

[Willie McCovey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-mccovey/)

> [I was doing what I love to do: play baseball. Not going to complain about that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-mccovey/i-was-doing-what-i-love-to-do-play-baseball-not-going-to-complain/)

[Willie McCovey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-mccovey/)

> [Even during my career, when I read all those great things about me, it's almost like I was reading about someone else. It's almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-mccovey/even-during-my-career-when-i-read-all-those-great-things-about-me-it/)

[Willie McCovey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-mccovey/)

> [It doesn't seem like it's been 50 years. I don't even feel like I'm 50 years old yet, though I've had all these knee…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-mccovey/it-doesn-t-seem-like-it-s-been-50-years-i-don-t-even-feel-like-i-m-50/)

[Willie McCovey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-mccovey/)

> [Winning is a serious matter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-mccovey/winning-is-a-serious-matter/)

[Willie McCovey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-mccovey/)

> [I've always had a connection here in the city from the first day I arrived. I stayed in the city. I made San Francisco…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-mccovey/i-ve-always-had-a-connection-here-in-the-city-from-the-first-day-i/)

[Willie McCovey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-mccovey/)

> [Ballplayers, like everyone else, like to get told they did something right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-mccovey/ballplayers-like-everyone-else-like-to-get-told-they-did-something/)

[Willie McCovey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-mccovey/)

> [I enjoyed hitting in the Major Leagues more than in the Minor Leagues. I didn't want to tell anybody it was easier, because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-mccovey/i-enjoyed-hitting-in-the-major-leagues-more-than-in-the-minor-leagues/)

[Willie McCovey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-mccovey/)

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