I don't generally like running. I believe in training by rising gently up and down from the bench.

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The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a second class immortal.

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I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain't never been seen by this generation.

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When a batter swings and I see his knees move, I can tell just what his weaknesses are then I just put the ball where I know he can't hit it.

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Money and women. They're two of the strongest things in the world. The things you do for a woman you wouldn't do for anything else. Same with money.

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My feet ain't got nothing to do with my nickname, but when folks get it in their heads that a feller's got big feet, soon the feet start looking big.

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Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly one's own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man.

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