Johnny Bench Quotes

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• A catcher and his body are like the outlaw and his horse. He's got to ride that nag till it drops.
• I was thinking about making a comeback, until I pulled a muscle vacuuming.
• Slumps are like a soft bed. They're easy to get into and hard to get out of.
• I've seldom seen a horny player walk into a bar and not let out exactly what he did for a living.
• They only delivered the newspaper once a week where I lived in Oklahoma, and those people lived and died with the box score of my…
• So, yeah, I can say I always set my expectations so high that I had a lot to live up to.
• You know, when you can play with the greatest players of that particular era, you look forward to going to the ballpark. I mean, you…
• Well, you know, Pudge Rodriguez, obviously is as good as it gets.
• There are too many false things in the world, and I don't want to be a part of them. If you say what you think,…
• My dad owned a propane company in Oklahoma.
• I pulled cotton at 6 years old and worked on the peanut farm and paper route.
• My biggest moment was winning the World Series because everyone in my town was able to feel he was a world champion.
• It was not me failing that I was scared of. It was failing those people back home who believe in you. They only delivered the…
• Joe Morgan was the one guy that absolutely put our team really over the top. ... Then we had George Foster come in; Ken Griffey…
• The catcher is in the middle of everything. He sees it best.
• I can throw out any man alive.
• You have to be the one setting your own goals, trying to achieve those goals.
• These guys were the best. They were the best at their positions and made playing the game easier. And at the same time it made…
• They're like sleeping in a soft bed. Easy to get into and hard to get out of.

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