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"Like enthusiasts in general, he made no inquiries into details of procedure."
"What a man knows only through feeling can be explained only through enthusiasm."
"Everything interested him and everything excited him."
"And mostly all I have to say about these songs is that I love them, and want to sing along to them, and force other people to listen to them, and get cross when these other people don't like them as much as I do."
"I've been amazed at the degree to which Democrats, in particular, have expressed their enthusiasm for the president's manner with which he handled this budget."
"Its appearance was greeted with cries of rapture, and following a brief struggle over possesion of the volume, William rescued it before it should be torn to pieces, but allowed himself to be induced to read some of the passages aloud, his dramatic rendering being greeted by wolflike howls of enthusiasim and hails of live pits."
"It is not easy to find something that will intrigue and bind your interest and enthusiasm. This you must seek for yourself."
"Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment."
"There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment."
"Being accused of enthusiasm is something I'll never live down."
Explore more quotes by Jim Evans
"Looking back on those games, I probably hustled out of position as much as I hustled into position since I really never had any real training. I was working on instincts alone."
"Most plays that are missed by the umpire are caused by the umpire not reading those cues early enough and making the proper adjustments."
"I had a great first year and Mr. MacDonald was my biggest supporter. He gave me the encouragement I needed that first year to get my career started on a positive note."
"I have looked back on situations and thought that I could have handled a few differently and probably better."
"When I was 14, I played in a summer league. One night the chief umpire asked me if I would like to try umpiring. There was a Little League tournament coming up and he needed more umpires than he had."
"After one year in the Texas League, the American League bought the rights to my contract. They optioned me back to the Texas League for the 1970 season."
"As a whole, the managers today are different in temperament. Most have very good communication skills and are more understanding of the umpire's job. That doesn't mean they are better managers. It just means that I perceive today's managers a bit differently."
"I attribute my success to my mental approach to the game. I have always been a serious student of umpiring. I enjoy studying rules, situations, and positioning."
"Minor league umpires are evaluated in their respective leagues each year and rated numerically. This enables umpires to know where they stand and helps them make prudent career decisions."
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