Nolan Ryan Quotes

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• A successful pitcher keeps the leadoff hitter from reaching first base and puts the first pitch over for a strike - the two most important…
• Maintaining concentration depends on what I call tunnel vision; nothing else in the world exists but the catcher's target, the hitter and my perfect delivery.
• My job is to give my team a chance to win.
• Pitching in the big leagues is a dream. Preparing to pitch in the big leagues is a nightmare!
• I cant think of anything more humiliating than losing a ballgame to a guy who steals home on you. It happened to me one time…
• And I'm a believer that you take a negative and turn it into a positive, and as it turned out, it was one of the…
• I always thought that there was going to be life after baseball, and so I designed that in my life I would have other interests…
• I came into the game when I broke into the major leagues, the minimum salary was seven thousand dollars, and I'd have to go home…
• When I had dyslexia, they didn't diagnose it as that. It was frustrating and embarrassing. I could tell you a lot of horror stories about…
• I can't imagine Joe DiMaggio was a better all-around player than Dale Murphy.
• Baseball life is a tough life on the family.
• I can honestly say it took two full years for me to get over the fact that I was no longer a baseball player.
• I like to refer to my years with the Angels as the foundation of my career.
• I grew up with the thought that I wanted to treat people the way I'd like to be treated, and I think if you do…
• Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt.
• And then when I went to stay in '68, I can honestly say that I was not focused on my career and on what it…
• And that's what makes this a great game, is the support and the commitment that the fans give the game.
• My ability to throw a baseball was a gift. It was a God-given gift. And I am truly appreciative of that gift.
• I guess that's what Little League is all about -- trying.
• You've got to realize that in any competition there is always a winner and loser. When it turns out that you're the loser on a…

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