Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.

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The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball.

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How to use your leisure time is the biggest problem of a ballplayer.

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It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind.

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Thou shall not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, thou shall steal and thou must.

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Thou shalt not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, indeed thou shall steal and thou must.

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The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the black race.

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If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit.

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Cobb lived off the field as though he wished to live forever. He lived on the field as though it was his last day.

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Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game.

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