OT: Favorite Sports Quotes or Stories

[allstarsplus]

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Willie Stargell on Koufax: "Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork".

Koufax on pitching: "I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it."

[GarkoCollector]

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"Half of the plate belongs to the batter and half of it belongs to me. I just don't let the batter know which half is mine. -Don Drysdale.

[godwulf]

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Umpire Bill Klem, responding to the protests of a rookie pitcher, facing the great Rogers Hornsby, about a couple of called balls: "Son, when you pitch a strike, Mr. Hornsby will let you know."

[allstarsplus]

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Yesterday provided this great line which I highlighted in red:

Washington Nationals president Stan Kasten confirmed in a conference call on Wednesday that shortstop Esmailyn Gonzalez, one of the best prospects in the organization, falsified his name and age.

Gonzalez's real name is Carlos Alvarez Daniel Lugo and he is 23 years old. The Nationals had listed him as 19. SI.com was the first to report the story late Tuesday night.

Kasten didn't know what to call Gonzalez when he talked to the media, so he referred to him as the "player to be named later."

[GarkoCollector]

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"Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox." ― Hall of Famer Willie Stargell

"Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak a sunrise past a rooster."-Joe Adcock

[GarkoCollector]

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Best story?

Hands down, this one....

In 1972, Bob Fischel of the Yankees was writing to a number of former Yankees asking what their greatest moment was in Yankee Stadium. The great Mickey Mantle wrote Fischel back and detailed his greatest memory of the Stadium......CAUTION! MANTLE'S RESPONSE IS FOR ADULTS ONLY!

http://snopes.best.vwh.net/photos/mantle.pdf

Thanks. Theres cornflakes all over my computer screen now.

[Vintagedeputy]

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The Mantle letter surfaced around 1986 I think. Mantle was known for stuff like that.

I remember a ball that he signed "F#$% Y%$ Mickey Mantle"

[aeneas01]

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in a game in which the woody hayes led buckeyes crushed the wolverines, ohio state continued to pour it on throughout the game including a late 4th quarter td - but instead of kicking an extra point hayes opted to keep his offense on the field and go for two, which the buckeyes made. after the game hayes was asked why he went for two so late in the game, in such a rout - hayes responed: because they wouldn't ley me go for three.

just today i heard a great quote attributed to a politician (name escapes me) - to paraphrase: i have always read the sports page first because in the sports pages you find stories about man's triumphs, on the first page you find stories about his failures...

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[David]

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"If a contest had 97 prizes, the 98th would be a trip to Green Bay."
-- John McKay

[schubert1970]

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Best story?

Hands down, this one....

In 1972, Bob Fischel of the Yankees was writing to a number of former Yankees asking what their greatest moment was in Yankee Stadium. The great Mickey Mantle wrote Fischel back and detailed his greatest memory of the Stadium......CAUTION! MANTLE'S RESPONSE IS FOR ADULTS ONLY!

http://snopes.best.vwh.net/photos/mantle.pdf

I can't stop laughing......WINNER! Was this for real?

[gingi79]

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"I'm fairly confident that if I died tomorrow, Don would find a way to preserve me until the season was over and he had time for a nice funeral."
-Dorothy Shula , on the career dedication of her husband, the Miami Dolphins' coach, Don Shula, 1981

As a fish fan, I agree.Win every game and kill anyone in your way. As a husband, who cares if I can't celebrate with her?

[Sluggo]

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"Petey called me up one time when he was in a slump saying, Dad, I'm down to .207, I'm 0-for-my last 17, and I haven't had a hit in six games. What do you think I should do?"

I told him, "How the hell should I know? I never went 0-for-17 and hitless in six games in my entire career!! Why don't you call (Dave) Concepcion and ask him what he thinks?!"

-Pete Rose recounting a phone call he got from his son Petey at some point in Jr's minor league career

[suave1477]

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HERE ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITE QOUTES

Mickey Mantle
I like to date women with small hands, makes my %$^& look bigger

Yogi Berra
If you see a fork in the road, take it

Mike Tyson
Everybody's got plans... until they get hit.

Mike Tyson
I could feel his muscle tissues collapse under my force. It's ludicrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm.

[Rob L]

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"From his toes to his nose, anything goes" - Rex Hudler describing Vlad Guerrero at bat.

[frikativ54]

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"Anytime you have an opportunity to make a difference in this world and you don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth." -Roberto Clemente

Quote says it all. I sometimes wonder if I waste my time on earth by collecting game-used, because I could use the money for something else.