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# Albert Goodwill Spalding

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Albert Goodwill Spalding was an American pitcher, manager, and executive in the early years of professional baseball, and the co-founder of the Spalding sporting goods company. He was born and raised in Byron, Illinois and graduated from Rockford Central High School in Rockford, Illinois. He played

##  Quotes by Albert Goodwill Spalding

> [Baseball is the exponent of American Courage, Confidence, Combativeness, American Dash, Discipline, Determination, American Energy, Eagerness, Enthusiasm, American Pluck, Persistency, Performance, American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-goodwill-spalding/baseball-is-the-exponent-of-american-courage-confidence-combativeness/)

[Albert Goodwill Spalding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-goodwill-spalding/)

[American spirit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-spirit/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e07/albert-goodwill-spalding-65948_american-spirit_baseball-is-the-exponent-of-american-cou_172489.jpg)

> [Baseball gives ... a growing boy self-poise and self-reliance. Baseball is a man maker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-goodwill-spalding/baseball-gives-a-growing-boy-self-poise-and-self-reliance-baseball-is/)

[Albert Goodwill Spalding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-goodwill-spalding/)

[Baseball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/127/albert-goodwill-spalding-65948_baseball_baseball-gives-a-growing-boy-self-poise_1554778.png)

> [Everything is possible to him that dares.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-goodwill-spalding/everything-is-possible-to-him-that-dares/)

[Albert Goodwill Spalding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-goodwill-spalding/)

[Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dare/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/883/albert-goodwill-spalding-65948_dare_everything-is-possible-to-him-that-dares_1750127.png)

> [No human mind may measure the blessings conferred by the game of base ball on the soldiers of the Civil War. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-goodwill-spalding/no-human-mind-may-measure-the-blessings-conferred-by-the-game-of-base/)

[Albert Goodwill Spalding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-goodwill-spalding/)

[Arms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arms/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2f/albert-goodwill-spalding-65948_arms_no-human-mind-may-measure-the-blessings_1897376.png)

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