For me, what stands out is perseverance, ... This game is very tough politically. Sometimes you realize you have talent, and you have to go out and prove it and continue to work.
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I'll be ready, but I just have to try to keep my emotions down. I'm not going to be nervous about the [setting], it'll just be different. And there's just the little extra stress of having to get tickets .
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A baseball swing is a very finely tuned instrument. It is repetition, and more repetition, then a little more after that.
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On behalf of the entire Eagles family, our condolences go out to his wife, Sara, to his children, and to all those who have been touched by Reggie throughout his life. His legacy on and off the football field will never be forgotten.
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When you've played this game for ten years and gone to bat seven-thousand times and gotten two-thousand hits do you know what that really means? It means you've gone zero for five-thousand.
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I couldn't quit, because of all the kids, and the blacks, and the little people pulling for me. I represent both the underdog and the overdog in our society.
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I feel that the most important requirement in success is learning to overcome failure. You must learn to tolerate it, but never accept it.
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'The only way I'm going to get a gold glove is with a can of spray paint.'
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It's amazing how much of this is mental. Everybody's in good shape. Everybody knows how to ski. Everybody has good equipment. When it really boils down to it, it's who wants it the most, and who's the most confident on his skis.
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Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.
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'The best thing about being a Yankee is getting to watch Reggie Jackson play every day. The worst thing about being a Yankee? Getting to watch Reggie Jackson play every day'
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The will to win is worthless if you don't get paid for it.
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I know all of the calls and stuff, I just am not the one necessarily calling them out. I usually just have to listen to them. I have to get in that book a little. I'm going in with the mindset that I might have to play the game. I don't know how long the starters will be in there but it looks like I might have to go in there with the second unit and play center.
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Fans don't boo nobodies.
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Reggie Smith of the Dodgers and Gary Matthews of the homers hit Braves in that game.
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I have a lot of respect for tough coaches.
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No matter how good you are, there's a lot of luck involved.
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