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• Thirdly-but not lastly-there was the bias toward what people saw with their own eyes, or thought they had seen. The human mind…
• Some coaches believed they could judge a player's performance simply by watching it. In this they were deeply mistaken. The naked eye…
• In Japan, mothers insist on achievement and accomplishment as a sign of love and respect. Thus to fail places children in a…
• When you're trying to create a career as a writer, a little delusional thinking goes a long way.
• He's a machine for competitive balance, ... Yes, the money is in New York. Yes, the money is in his hands. But…
• My client loved risk. Risk, I had learned, was a commodity in itself. Risk could be canned and sold like tomatoes.
• It is the nature of being the general manager of a baseball team that you have to remain on familiar terms with…
• One absolutely cannot tell, by watching, the difference between a .300 hitter and a .275 hitter. The difference is one hit every…
• Above all, recognize that if you have had success, you have also had luck — and with luck comes obligation. You owe…
• Baseball is this intense subculture that actually doesn't speak very much for the larger culture.
• Book tours are almost designed to beat out of an author any affection he has for his book.
• I don't think there is a national pasttime. Watching TV is a national pasttime. Really. If there is a national pasttime, it…

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