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"They gave me a second opportunity and 45 years later I'm still here."
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"It may be that you've just missed a great opportunity that should have been your turning point towards the direction of greatness. What next? Go into your closet and learn your lessons; "opportunity missed may not be regained, but new opportunity can be recreated with the will that have to work harder!"

"All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move."

"Luck appears when you are working towards it, not looking for it."

"No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how good one's sentiments may be, if one has not taken advantage of every concrete opportunity to act, one's character may remain entirely unaffected for the better."

"You attract poverty when you lack value for time."

"I used to get 15-20 bunt hits a season. Now, I'm down to five or six. Infielders still play me in, but I'm always looking if the opportunity is there."

"Don't neglect any tiny opportunity that comes your way. They will lead you to greater opportunities you have been expecting to win."

"Joblessness gives you unlimited access to wealth."

"All what you have to do is to accept, to be bold and open to the world and the world will open it's gates for you."
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"The people who run the game, they are the ones who want to change it and make people believe that it's different somehow. It's not different, the only difference is that some ballplayers today have a chance for a four- or five-year contract and they can make big money."


"It's a good feeling to see the kids try to make it, try to get to the big leagues. Everyone here has an opportunity to achieve his dream. I was lucky I was able to achieve my dream."


"I think that the game is the game. I think that expansion is good for the game because it gives more jobs to the people and more ballplayers can play, but I think the game is still the game. The ballplayers, they come into the game with one thing in mind - it's their job."
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