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My Motto Was Always To Keep Swinging. Whether I Was In A Slump Or Feeling Badly Or Having Trouble Off The Field, The Only Thing To Do Was Keep Swinging.

Sure, This Country Has A Black President, But When You Look At A Black President, President Obama Is Left With His Foot Stuck In The Mud From All Of The Republicans With The Way He's Treated. We Have Moved In The Right Direction, And There Have Been Improvements, But We Still Have A Long Ways To Go In The Country.

Maybe The Day Will Come When I Can Sit Back And Be Content....but Until That Day Comes, I Intend To Stay In The Batter's Box - I Don't Let The Big Guys Push Me Out Of There Anymore - And Keep Hammering Away.

You've Got To Remember, The Older You Get The Slower You Get. I've Seen A Lot Of Players Get Old ... If I Can Have A Good Season In 1972 And Come Back With Another Good One, Well, That's Different. I Might Not Quit. But Two Bad Ones Back To Back And Staying Home Would Be Written On The Wall.

I Think About How A Guy Mentally Prepared Himself To Do Battle, To Go Out And Face The Pitcher. I Think So Many Hitters Do Not Know How To Get Themselves Prepared To Play Or Hit Against A Pitcher. You Have To Mentally Be Prepared To Hit Against All Pitchers.