"Some of these guys wear beards to make……" — Don Drysdale
"Some of these guys wear beards to make them look intimidating, but they don't look so tough when they have to deliver the ball. Their abilities and their attitudes don't back up their beards."
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14 Quotes by Don Drysdale
Don Drysdale has 14 quotes on this site.
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The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid. And if the hitter is timid, he has to…
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I hate all hitters. I start a game mad and I stay that way until it's over.
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When we played, World Series checks meant something. Now all they do is screw up your taxes.
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My own little rule was two for one. If one of my teammates got knocked down, then I knocked down…
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In Brooklyn, it was as though you were in your own little bubble. You were all part of one big,…
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A torn rotator cuff is a cancer for a pitcher and if a pitcher gets a badly torn one, he…
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When I throw a curve that hangs and it goes for a hit, I want to chew up my glove.
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If they knocked two of your guys down, I'd get four. You have to protect your hitters.
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It's a bottom line business where a lot of gray suits are brought in and then, within two years, these…
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When the ball is over the middle of the plate, the batter is hitting it with the sweet part of…
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We're comfortable financially, so it wasn't a financial issue that I voted Conservative. Basically, it was for the same reason…
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When we played, World Series checks meant something. Now all they do is screw your taxes.
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Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much…
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A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities.
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To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of our abilities,…
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Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.
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As you get older, the physical abilities decrease, which is particularly frustrating because your brain gets so good! So as…
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Every person is endowed with God-given abilities, and we must cultivate every ounce of talent we have in order to…
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There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of…
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The University brings out all abilities, including incapability.
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I would be a fool to deny my own abilities.
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To practice virtue is to selflessly offer assistance to others, giving without limitation one's time, abilities, and possessions in service,…
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Confidence can get you where you want to go, and getting there is a daily process. It's so much easier…
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