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Failure Is A Part Of Success. There Is No Such Thing As A Bed Of Roses All Your Life. But Failure Will Never Stand In The Way Of Success If You Learn From It.

Baseball Is A Lot Like The Ivy-covered Wall Of Wrigley Field--it Gives Off A Great Appearance, But When You Run Into It, You Discover The Bricks Underneath. At Times, It Seems That We're Dealing With A Group Of Men Who Aren't Much Different Than Others We've All Run Into Over The Years, Except They Wear Neckties Instead Of Robes And Hoods.

What You Do With Your Life And How You Do It Is Not Only A Reflection On You, But On Your Family And All Of Those Institutions That Have Helped To Make You Who You Are.

I Came To The Braves On Business, And I Intended To See That Business Was Good As Long As I Could.

I Played Sometimes About As Dull As You Can Play It. I Did Things The Right Way, You Know. I Think I Modeled My Playing Ability After One Of The All Time Greats, Joe Dimaggio. You Always Found Joe, When He Played, You Know, He Always Threw To The Right Base. He Ran, He Caught The Ball. He Did All The Right Things. He Was An Idol Of Mine In The Outfield. He Played The Game The Way It Was Supposed To Be Played.