Harmon Killebrew Quotes

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• I spent twenty-two seasons playing professional baseball. Naturally, success in that field is measured by batting averages, number of home runs and RBIs, fielding averages,…
• Look for the seams (on a knuckleball) and then hit in-between them.
• I didn't have evil intentions, but I guess I did have power.
• Life is precious and time is a key element. Let's make every moment count and help those who have a greater need than our own.
• We're not raising grass. We're raising boys.
• It's very disappointing... Anything that harms the integrity of the game is terrible. We always thought we were immune to drugs in baseball, but we…
• I remember one spring when I was doing the team's telecasts, Bob Allison was with me, and we were walking through the clubhouse in Orlando.…
• I found out early in life that I could hit a baseball farther than most players and that's what I tried to do,
• It takes a lot of dedication to quit smoking, and whether you give up for good on your first try or have to give it…
• When I was 14, and for the next four years, I was lifting and hauling 10-gallon milk cans full of milk. That will put muscles…
• I always tried to watch the pitcher and his complete windup from the moment he had the ball in his glove all the way through…
• I was set to go to Oregon to play college baseball and football.
• Joe Mauer's the real deal. He is absolutely wonderful. Not only is he a great player, but he's a great human being. He's the kind…
• My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, 'You're tearing up the grass'; 'We're…
• In baseball, you pack your uniform in the clubhouse after a ball game, and you see it hanging up in your locker when you get…
• Pitchers are smart. They know they are much better off if they mix things up and keep you off-balance.
• Hitting .400 is something you can do by yourself. But you have to rely on guys getting on base at the right time to drive…
• I like happy endings.
• I do everything in a straightforward manner.
• The Mayo Clinic is one of the largest and most experienced medical centers treating esophageal cancer in the world.

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