Phil Niekro quotes
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“I never knew how to throw a fastball, never learned how to throw a curveball, a slider, split-finger, whatever they're throwing nowadays. I was a one-pitch pitcher.”
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“My dad played for a coal-mining team in eastern Ohio; he was a very good pitcher. If he hadn't hurt his arm, he probably would have got a shot somewhere. He hurt his arm one spring, didn't warm up good enough, couldn't throw a fastball anymore. Another coal miner taught him how to throw the knuckleball.”
-- Phil Niekro -
“There aren't many hitters who like facing knuckleball pitchers. They may not be intimidated by them, but they sure are thinking about them before they go into the box.”
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“I don't want anybody to panic. I'm not pitching. I'm just throwing out the first ball.”
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“I think life throws enough curveballs that you shouldn't make such a big deal out of everything.”
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“Life throws some curveballs at you and you go where it takes you.”
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“It took me a few years to realize that throwing harder wasn't always better.”
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“It was like two drunks in a back alley throwing punches at each other.”
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“You can't drink too many otherwise you can't see what you're throwing at.”
Source : "Small Talk: Eric Bristow". Interview with Nick Harper, www.theguardian.com. August 1, 2003.
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“There was nothing wrong with the performance, apart from throwing away the game.”
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