Al Leiter quotes

“Pitches are like pages of a book; they're so important. The chess game; how I set you up early, and how I'll do it differently later.”
-- Al Leiter

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“Announcers don't do enough of the cat-and-mouse strategy and all the work that goes into it. You watch a broadcast and guys get the pitches wrong.”
-- Al Leiter

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“I did not want to leave the Mets and I did not want to leave New York.”
-- Al Leiter

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“I like starting. It's pretty cool.”
-- Al Leiter

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“The pitcher setting up the batter. It's chess, and you play with it.”
-- Al Leiter

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“You put deadlines on people you really don't want, because that's how you feel about them.”
-- Al Leiter

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“The Old Testament is responsible for more atheism, agnosticism, disbelief - call it what you will - than any book ever written; it has emptied more churches than all the counterattractions of cinema, motor bicycle and golf course.”

“One has to ascertain the right path for his activities by following in the footsteps of great saintly persons and books of knowledge under the guidance of a spiritual master.”

“Books are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.”

“I always thought the name of Utah’s major newspaper was some sort of weird misspelling of the word “desert.” But no, Deseret is the “land of the honeybee,” according to the Book of Mormon. I guess I should have figured they would have caught a typo in the masthead after 154 years.”

Source : A. J. Jacobs (2004). “The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World”, p.56, Simon and Schuster

“You can do as many sprints as you want but there's nothing like playing in a 90-minute soccer game. There's no better way to gain your fitness, in my opinion, than playing in consistent games.”

Source : "Abby Wambach discusses her marriage, sport and future". Interview with Jeff Di Veronica, www.usatoday.com. March 30, 2014.

“Your career, interests and relationships are important, but they are only important insofar as they lead you toward a deeper understanding of yourself. Otherwise, they are irrelevant.”

Source : A. H. Almaas (2000). “Diamond Heart: Book One: Elements of the Real in Man”, p.7, Shambhala Publications

“What is the most important thing you could be working on in the world right now? ... And if you're not working on that, why aren't you?”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz

“Good isn't my thing but Sawyer's important to me. Please remember I've got my limits and you studying my mouth like you want a taste is pushing me dangerously close to the edge of those limits.”

Source : Abbi Glines (2013). “The Vincent Boys Extended and Uncut Collection: The Vincent Boys -- Extended and Uncut; The Vincent Brothers -- Extended and Uncut”, p.43, Simon and Schuster

“Once you get the right image the details aren't that important.”

“But I have always said that it's important we must make sure that justice is at all time be maintained.”