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“(Jim) Landis is such a good player because he plays every day as if he expects to be sent to the minors next week.” quote by Nellie Fox — Download Open image

“(Jim) Landis is such a good player because he plays every day as if he expects to be sent to the minors next week.”

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All small men, all non-power hitters, must learn to bunt well. It's half your game.

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If a ballplayer is satisfied, he's going to slip. You have to keep fighting to improve.

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On two legs, Mickey Mantle would have been the greatest ballplayer who ever lived.

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