"that crack of the bat against a ball has been my mantra, a sound I hear in desperate moments, at times when I crave total satisfaction, a sound I hear over and over when I want something very badly but can't express what it is."

-- Lucy Jane Bledsoe

#Sports Quotes #Baseball Quotes #Moments Quotes

“Just because Iâ€™m cheeky, doesnâ€™t mean Iâ€™m not serious”
“Working in factories and things like that, it just puts a little hair on your chest.”

Source : "Missed Opportunities". Pitchfork Interview, pitchfork.com.
“It took me twenty years study and practice to work up to what I wanted to play in this performance. How can she expect to listen five minutes and understand it?”
“Kids go to school and college and get through, but they don't seem to really care about using their minds. School doesn't have the kind of long term positive impact that it should.”
“Having people wait outside of my house sort of gives me a panic attack. I'm a believer in the concept that people should not be followed and photographed everywhere.”
“The key to getting the record is running fast because someone else did not take it too crazy at the beginning, so it leaves me with a lot of energy to close.”
“The Crawfords played everywhere, in every ballpark. And we won, won like we invented the game.”
“It's necessary to use suffering. Otherwise, one is used by it.”

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