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• If a ballplayer is satisfied, he's going to slip. You have to keep fighting to improve. — Nellie Fox
• Ty Cobb was still fighting the Civil War, and as far as he was concerned, we were all damn Yankees.… — Unknown Author
• There ain't much to being a ballplayer, if you're a ballplayer. — Honus Wagner
• I can't stand a ballplayer who plays in fear. Anybody who has a good shot has got to take it… — Red Auerbach
• I'm not saying that they were Einsteins; they were marginal students. But every ballplayer whoever touched me has moved up… — Al McGuire
• A young ballplayer looks on his first spring training trip as a stage struck young woman regards the theater. — Christy Mathewson
• Rituals, even unhappy ones, provide a measure of comfort. Like a superstitious ballplayer who will only use certain bats, my… — David Karp
• Roberto Clemente played the game of baseball with great passion. That passion could only be matched by his unrelenting commitment… — Unknown Author
• A ballplayer has two reputations, one with the other players and one with the fans. The first is based on… — Johnny Evers
• I'm a ballplayer, not an actor. — Joe DiMaggio
• Back then, my idol was Bugs Bunny, because I saw a cartoon of him playing ball - you know, the… — Nomar Garciaparra
• Man, I've got a Rolls-Royce. Big house. Limo. All those things. This is why every kid's dream is to be… — Unknown Author

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