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“If you’re not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he’ll be ready to take your job.” - Brooks Robinson
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“You may not think you’re going to make it. You may want to quit. But if you keep your eye on the ball, you can accomplish anything.” - Hank Aaron
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“Nobody wanted me. Scouts told me to go to school, to forget baseball. Coaches said, ‘You’re never going to make it.’ I appreciated their honesty because I think when someone tells you something you may not like, you have to use that as fuel for motivation.” - Mike Piazza
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“Never allow the circumstances of your life to become an excuse. People will allow you to do it. But I believe we have a personal obligation to make the most of the abilities we have.” - Jim Abbott
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“To succeed in baseball, as in life, you must make adjustments.” - Ken Griffey, Jr.
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“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” - Babe Ruth
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“If my uniform doesn’t get dirty, I haven’t done anything in the baseball game.” - Rickey Henderson
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“Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday’s success or put its failures behind and start over again. That’s the way life is, with a new game every day, and that’s the way baseball is.” - Bullet Bob Feller
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“I’d walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball.” - Pete Rose
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“There are so many people out there who will tell you that you can’t. What you’ve got to do is turn about and say ‘Watch me’.” - Bryce Harper
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“There may be people that have more talent than you, but there is no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.” - Derek Jeter
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“You can’t let the failures get you down. Learn from them, stay positive, and never give up.” - Buster Posey