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Bowie Kuhn

(1926–2007) Baseball Player

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Bowie Kuhn was a baseball player, best known for Hardball.

Quick Facts About Bowie Kuhn

Born: October 28, 1926
Died: March 15, 2007
Profession: Baseball Player
Notable works: Hardball

About Bowie Kuhn

Bowie Kent Kuhn was an American lawyer and sports administrator who served as the fifth commissioner of Major League Baseball from February 4, 1969, to September 30, 1984. He served as legal counsel for Major League Baseball owners for almost 20 years prior to his election as commissioner.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Bowie Kuhn

So it's been a slow process and it's taken some patience. That's why patients are called patients I think - patience is…

Patience

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I don't like comparisons with football. Baseball is an entirely different game. You can watch a tight, well-played football game,but it isn't…

Aesthetic

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Baseball is beautiful....the supreme performing art. It combines in perfect harmony the magnificent features of ballet, drama, art, and ingenuity.

Art

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I had a lot of self-confidence.

Confidence

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Salary arbitration is probably in place - was put in place then and probably is in place now - because I supported…

Arbitration

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I believe in the Rip Van Winkle theory—that a man from 1910 must be able to wake up after being asleep for…

Able

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