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Balls Quote by Nellie Fox

“We won (the pennant) because we've got a superior ball club. Not many stars perhaps, but the kind of team that always plays well together.” quote by Nellie Fox — Download Open image

“We won (the pennant) because we've got a superior ball club. Not many stars perhaps, but the kind of team that always plays well together.”

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What is the top requirement for a second baseman? A fine shortstop. I am fortunate in having the greatest shortstop in baseball, Luis Aparicio.

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We really had baseball in the family. Even that little habit I've got of chewing tobacco on the ball field sort of comes from…

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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.

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I don't think anyone ever liked to play more than I did.

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Second base is anything but magic. If it's anything at all, it's speed, sureness with your hands and lots of hard work.

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(Doc) Cramer told me I was hitting too much off the front foot and that I wasn't using the right kind of bat. I…

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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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