Joe Morgan quotes
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“A good base stealer should make the whole infield jumpy. Whether you steal or not, you're changing the rhythm of the game. If the pitcher is concerned about you, he isn't concentrating enough on the batter.”
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“To be a star and stay a star, I think you've got to have a certain air of arrogance about you, a cockiness, a swagger on the field that says, "I can do this and you can't stop me." I know that I play baseball with this air of arrogance, but I think it's lacking in a lot of guys who could have the potential to be stars.”
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“To obtain success, you must get the most out of your ability and to do that you must work on your weaknesses.”
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“I still have very close ties to Houston and the Astros because that was my first team.”
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“Well, I grew up in the Bay Area, so I've been in earthquakes before.”
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“I believe you learn social skills by mixing with people.”
-- Joe MorganSource : "Joe Morgan's daughter stars as Stanford gymnast" by Tom FitzGerald, www.sfgate.com. March 24, 2010.
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“What you have to do in certain situations, that's called situational hitting.”
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“Greg Maddux could put a baseball through a life saver if you asked him.”
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“He (Frank Robinson as Manager) can step on your shoes, but he doesn't mess up your shine.”
-- Joe Morgan
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Source : A. J. Jacobs (2004). “The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World”, p.305, Simon and Schuster
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“The thief you must fear the most is not the one who steals mere things.”
Source : Ann-Marie Macdonald (2010). “Fall on Your Knees”, p.358, Vintage Canada
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