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Tony Oliva

(1938) Baseball Player

7 quotes in 59 categories

Tony Oliva is a baseball player, best known for Tony O!.

Quick Facts About Tony Oliva

Born: July 20, 1938
Profession: Baseball Player
Notable works: Tony O!

About Tony Oliva

Tony Pedro Oliva Lopez is a Cuban-American former professional baseball player and coach. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right fielder and designated hitter for the Minnesota Twins from 1962 to 1976. An eight-time All-Star player, Oliva was an integral member of the Twins teams that won the 1965 American League pennant and two consecutive American League Western Division titles in 1969 and 1970.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Tony Oliva

They gave me a second opportunity and 45 years later I'm still here.

Gave

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The people who run the game, they are the ones who want to change it and make people believe that it's different…

Believe

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I think that the game is the game. I think that expansion is good for the game because it gives more jobs…

Expansion

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I come from Cuba. Taxes for me are no big thing.

Bigs

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It's a good feeling to see the kids try to make it, try to get to the big leagues. Everyone here has…

Able

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I love New York. I love to come here, to play here, the tradition here. I'll never forget my first home run…

First home

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I still dream about everything I achieved. I dream about my career, dream about playing baseball, meeting so many people, traveling so…

Baseball

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