Willie McCovey quotes
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“Ballplayers, like everyone else, like to get told they did something right.”
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“I could run like a gazelle, couldn't I?”
-- Willie McCoveySource : "Willie McCovey recalls '62 Series - 50 years ago" by Sam Whiting, www.sfgate.com. March 25, 2012.
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“I loved coming up with players in scoring position and I had to drive them in.”
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“Even during my career, when I read all those great things about me, it's almost like I was reading about someone else. It's almost like there was another person.”
-- Willie McCoveySource : "Paving a way for humble Willie Mac" by John Shea, www.sfgate.com. May 3, 2003.
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“I had pain in both knees my whole career. Not many athletes play pain-free. Mine was just more than normal.”
-- Willie McCovey -
“I enjoyed hitting in the Major Leagues more than in the Minor Leagues. I didn't want to tell anybody it was easier, because I didn't want to sound cocky. But Major League pitchers had better control, and most of them were around the plate.”
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“I was doing what I love to do: play baseball. Not going to complain about that.”
-- Willie McCovey -
“It doesn't seem like it's been 50 years. I don't even feel like I'm 50 years old yet, though I've had all these knee and back operations.”
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