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Roy Campanella quotes

Ocupation: Baseball player

Life: November 19, 1921 - June 26, 1993

Birthday: November 19

Death: June 26

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I never want to quit playing ball, They'll have to cut this uniform off me to get me out of it

Topics: Cutting, Balls, Want

quote you gotta be a man to play baseball for a living but you gotta have a lot of little roy campanella Quotes

You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you, too.

source: - Quoted in New York Journal-American, 12 Apr. 1957

Topics: Baseball, Boys, Men, Inspirational Baseball, Motivational Baseball

To be good you've gotta have a lot of little boy in you. When you see Willie Mays and Ted Williams jumping and hopping around the bases after hitting a home run, and the kissing and hugging that goes on at home plate, you realize they have to be little boys.

Topics: Running, Home, Kissing, Home Plate, Hopping

How does a man know when he's taking the last steps of his life?

source: - Roy Campanella (1995). “It's Good to Be Alive”, p.18, U of Nebraska Press

Topics: Men, Doe, Lasts

When asked about which team is the toughest team in the league, responded with an answer that all volleyball players must comprehend. He said simply that it was, 'The team you are playing.'

Topics: Sports, Volleyball, Team, Volleyball Player

Pro sports are a tough business--whether you're in baseball, football, or something else. But when you're running around the bases after hitting a home run or jumping up and down after a touchdown, a little boy comes to the surface.

Topics: Sports, Baseball, Football, Home Run, Touchdowns

A true pioneer who to me was like a father when I first came into the Dodger organization. He (Walter O'Malley) stood by me, and after my injury he stood by me and helped me through all of my crises.

Topics: Father, Organization, Firsts

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