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title: "5 Said Baseball Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [The one thing I always said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-jeter/the-one-thing-i-always-said-to-myself-was-that-when-baseball-started/)

[Derek Jeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-jeter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e7/derek-jeter-2713_baseball_the-one-thing-i-always-said-to-myself-wa_1378042.jpg)

> [I had a job on college campus. I lost that job, but on my way home I heard an inner voice that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-brock/i-had-a-job-on-college-campus-i-lost-that-job-but-on-my-way-home-i/)

[Lou Brock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-brock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aee/lou-brock-26688_actually_i-had-a-job-on-college-campus-i-lost-tha_1783812.jpg)

> [I always talk about it with my dad - I said, 'If baseball doesn't work out, maybe I'll join the military and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-schwarber/i-always-talk-about-it-with-my-dad-i-said-if-baseball-doesn-t-work/)

[Kyle Schwarber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-schwarber/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f92/kyle-schwarber-6341_always_i-always-talk-about-it-with-my-dad-i-sai_2188130.jpg)

> [I had just turned 20, and Jackie told me the only way to be successful at anything was to go out and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-aaron/i-had-just-turned-20-and-jackie-told-me-the-only-way-to-be-successful/)

[Hank Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-aaron/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/926/hank-aaron-7857_baseball_i-had-just-turned-20-and-jackie-told-me_2856776.jpg)

> [Day baseball is now dead for all practical purposes. Sooner or later, the game will be played in its entirety at night,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-macphail/day-baseball-is-now-dead-for-all-practical-purposes-sooner-or-later/)

[Larry MacPhail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-macphail/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55b/larry-macphail-47837_along_day-baseball-is-now-dead-for-all-practic_3072785.jpg)

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