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Gary Carter

Basketball Player

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Gary Carter is a basketball player, best known for Hydroponics.

Quick Facts About Gary Carter

Profession: Basketball Player
Notable works: Hydroponics

About Gary Carter

Gary Edmund Carter was an American professional baseball catcher whose 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career was spent primarily with the Montreal Expos and New York Mets. Nicknamed "the Kid" for his youthful exuberance, Carter was named an All-Star 11 times and was a member of the 1986 World Series champion Mets.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Gary Carter

The Baseball Hall of Fame is something every player dreams about, but being a member of God's Hall of Fame is the…

Accepting

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Nothing will ever replace the feeling I got when Jesse Orosco struck out Marty Barrett to end the game (Game 7 of…

Accomplishment

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I would love to get back to the big leagues as a coach, possibly a manager. I would love that opportunity.

Bigs

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I love you Lord, you are my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior. And my God is…

Ability

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That's what every young kid thinks about when they first put on a uniform - is to play in the Major League…

Firsts

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I like mellow music. I like some jazz. But I'm not a big hard rock guy.

Bigs

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I got that nickname my first spring training camp with the Expos in 1974. Tim Foli, Ken Singleton and Mike Jorgensen started…

Calling

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I saw him (Barry Bonds) when he first broke in. He was a scrawny, skinny, 185-pound guy that had great talent. And…

Bigs

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Sometimes you just have to play in pain.

Pain

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I tried the broadcasting thing, the coaching thing, but I'll never replace the competitive feeling of being out on the field when…

Being

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The only thing on my mind now is getting that World Series ring.

Inspirational

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Theres a place in my heart for every team I played on.

Heart

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There were probably a few games I played where I should not have played, because of some nagging injuries or something. I…

Games

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It is a grueling position (catching). My knees will tell you that. I've had nine knee surgeries. I've had a couple of…

Broken

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Load up your mind with pictures capturing your preferred tomorrow. Put the remembrances of the past in a place where they won't…

Block

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He really just wanted to go about his business. I would put Eddie Murray in the same category as Andre Dawson. He…

Business

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There's a place in my heart for every team I played on.

Every

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My desires are simply I love to teach, I love to be in uniform, I love to throw batting practice, I love…

Batting

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It's kind of a tradition that you get a rookie, put him in the middle, wrap your arms and legs around him,…

Arms

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I'll always be grateful for the dream season of 1986. In a corner of my mind I will stand forever with my…

Bats

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To be 49 years old now and still be called The Kid, that's kind of special.

Kids

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Johnny Bench befriended me my first year in the big leagues. He took me under his wing during my first All-Star Game…

All-star game

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I was going to be the best paper boy ever. I used my Sting-Ray bike and got the papers there after school.…

After school

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I remember many a time, going into someplace like Wrigley Field - where you could cut the humidity with a knife -…

Cutting

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