Tony Oliva quotes

“I come from Cuba. Taxes for me are no big thing.”
-- Tony Oliva

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“The people who run the game, they are the ones who want to change it and make people believe that its different somehow. Its 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.”
-- Tony Oliva

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“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.”
-- Tony Oliva

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“I love New York. I love to come here, to play here, the tradition here. I'll never forget my first home run here was over Mickey Mantle's head.”
-- Tony Oliva

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“I still dream about everything I achieved. I dream about my career, dream about playing baseball, meeting so many people, traveling so much.”
-- Tony Oliva

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“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.”
-- Tony Oliva

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“The Spirit tells me - Fidel Castro will die - in the 90s. Oooh my! Some will try to kill him and they will not succeed. But there will come a change in his physical health, and he will not stay in power, and Cuba will be visited of God.”

“Cuba wants to get rid of a dictator, and baseball needs a dictator.”

Source : "The White House: Just Call Me the Anniversary President". www.cnn.com.

“I will not do festivals. The thought of an audience that big frightens the life out of me.”

“The big problem is not whether the Bible is true. The big problem is whether it is true in you.”

“Pantomime is a big thing in the cultural calendar of my country, you know. So subtlety's not my forte.”

“I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.”

Source : "'Getting to Take on That Life Temporarily'". Interview with Kathryn Borel, Jr., logger.believermag.com. July 21, 2015.

“I'm a big boy. I've been through enough that I understand how things are.”

“I don't like paying 50 per cent of tax.”

“Fewer people working means permanently lower tax revenues.”

“The death tax is one of the leading causes of the dissolution of small businesses.”