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> [I was lucky enough to have the talent to play baseball. That's how I treated my career. I didn't think I was anybody special, anybody different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-yastrzemski/i-was-lucky-enough-to-have-the-talent-to-play-baseball-that-s-how-i/)

[Carl Yastrzemski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-yastrzemski/)

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## More by Carl Yastrzemski

> [I loved the game - I loved the competition. But I never had any fun. All hard work - all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-yastrzemski/i-loved-the-game-i-loved-the-competition-but-i-never-had-any-fun-all/)

[Carl Yastrzemski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-yastrzemski/)

> [Red Sox versus Yankees is the greatest rivalry in sports.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-yastrzemski/red-sox-versus-yankees-is-the-greatest-rivalry-in-sports/)

[Carl Yastrzemski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-yastrzemski/)

> [I'm very pleased and very proud of my accomplishments, but I'm most proud of that (hitting four-hundred home runs and three-thousand hits). Not (Ted)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-yastrzemski/i-m-very-pleased-and-very-proud-of-my-accomplishments-but-i-m-most/)

[Carl Yastrzemski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-yastrzemski/)

> [The moment the game (AL Pennant versus the Twins) was over I sprinted for the dugout. The fans were pouring onto the field. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-yastrzemski/the-moment-the-game-al-pennant-versus-the-twins-was-over-i-sprinted/)

[Carl Yastrzemski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-yastrzemski/)

> [When they knock you down, you not only have to get up, but you have to make it clear that you won't be knocked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-yastrzemski/when-they-knock-you-down-you-not-only-have-to-get-up-but-you-have-to/)

[Carl Yastrzemski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-yastrzemski/)

> [I was lucky enough to have the talent to play baseball. That's how I treated my career. I didn't think I was anybody special,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-yastrzemski/i-was-lucky-enough-to-have-the-talent-to-play-baseball-that-s-how-i/)

[Carl Yastrzemski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-yastrzemski/)

> [Ed (Runge), you're the second best umpire in the league. The other twenty-three are tied for first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-yastrzemski/ed-runge-you-re-the-second-best-umpire-in-the-league-the-other-twenty/)

[Carl Yastrzemski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-yastrzemski/)

> [I loved the game. I loved the competition. But I never had any fun. I never enjoyed it. All hard work all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-yastrzemski/i-loved-the-game-i-loved-the-competition-but-i-never-had-any-fun-i/)

[Carl Yastrzemski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-yastrzemski/)

> [If that guy (Mickey Mantle) were healthy, he'd hit 80 home runs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-yastrzemski/if-that-guy-mickey-mantle-were-healthy-he-d-hit-80-home-runs/)

[Carl Yastrzemski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-yastrzemski/)

> [You never know what's going to happen. Anything can happen there... and often does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-yastrzemski/you-never-know-what-s-going-to-happen-anything-can-happen-there-and/)

[Carl Yastrzemski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-yastrzemski/)

> [I was a lousy hitter in May doing the same things that made me a great hitter in June.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-yastrzemski/i-was-a-lousy-hitter-in-may-doing-the-same-things-that-made-me-a/)

[Carl Yastrzemski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-yastrzemski/)

> [I knew when the ball was going out (over the Green Monster). It was something I worked into the decoy, but it used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-yastrzemski/i-knew-when-the-ball-was-going-out-over-the-green-monster-it-was/)

[Carl Yastrzemski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-yastrzemski/)

> [The race doesn't always belong to the swift nor the battle to the strong. It belongs rather to those who run the race, who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-yastrzemski/the-race-doesn-t-always-belong-to-the-swift-nor-the-battle-to-the/)

[Carl Yastrzemski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-yastrzemski/)

> [I came to love Fenway. It was a place that rejuvenated me after a road trip; the fans right on top of you, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-yastrzemski/i-came-to-love-fenway-it-was-a-place-that-rejuvenated-me-after-a-road/)

[Carl Yastrzemski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-yastrzemski/)

> [I remember I was a scared rookie, hitting .220 after the first three months of my baseball season, and doubting my ability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-yastrzemski/i-remember-i-was-a-scared-rookie-hitting-220-after-the-first-three/)

[Carl Yastrzemski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-yastrzemski/)

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