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"I had slumps that lasted into the winter."
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"Marathon running, like golf, is a game for players, not winners. That is why Callaway sells golf clubs and Nike sells running shoes. But running is unique in that the world's best racers are on the same course, at the same time, as amateurs, who have as much chance of winning as your average weekend warrior would scoring a touchdown in the NFL."

"I decided to create a sports club during the Soviet times. It was my dream."

"My main idea was to create a sports facility for the basics. This is why I established the club."

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"My policy was just to give good things for sports in my region."

"We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto."

"Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why I stopped playing."

"Let the pitcher move first, then, as he draws his arm back, you draw the bat back and you are ready."
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"When I came up to bat with three men on and two outs in the ninth, I looked in the other team's dugout and they were already in street clothes."


"If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to? I always tried to stay around .190, with three or four RBI. And I tried to get them all in September. That way I always had something to talk about during the winter."


"Sure, women sportswriters look when they're in the clubhouse. Read their stories. How else do you explain a capital letter in the middle of a word?"


"Let's face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the pay they get for it, you see an imbalance that can only be explained by their need to stay close to a game they can't resist."


"I didn't get a lot of awards as a player. But they did have a Bob Uecker Day Off for me once in Philly."


"Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the way I did, I think that was a much greater feat."
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