Baltimore Quote by Earl Monroe

“Baltimore was like a small town when I got there - the Colts, the Orioles, guys like Frank Robinson, we all knew and respected each other. Everyone would cross paths at one point at Lenny Moore's Sportsman's Lounge, trading stories and having some fun.”

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One of my other nicknames was Thomas Edison, because I invented so many moves.

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