Through the years I have received my share of recognition for efforts in the fields of sports, the arts, the struggle for full citizenship for the Negro people, labor's rights and the fight for peace.
Copy QuoteI've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
Copy Quote View & SharePeople ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.
Copy Quote View & ShareA good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
Copy Quote View & ShareSome people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple.
Copy Quote View & ShareIt's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
Copy Quote View & ShareMost people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.
Copy Quote View & ShareIf a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing you grandmother with her teeth out.
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