"I remember the last season I played. I went home after a ballgame one day, lay down on my bed, and tears came to my eyes. How can you explain that? It's like crying for your mother after she's gone. You cry because you love her. I cried, I guess, because I loved baseball, and I knew I had to leave it."

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Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, labs.imdb.com.

Willie Mays

#Inspirational Quotes #Baseball Quotes #Mother Quotes

“It is not about surpassing the masters who preceded us but more about opening new artistic vistas. It is about doing the things they didn't have a chance or the time to do.”

Source : Interview with Jane DeBevoise, www.aaa-a.org. March 25 2010.
“It was a lot of fun doing the Nike commercials, too.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“The city needs a car like a fish needs a bicycle.”

Source : "Giving transport back to the people". CNN Interview, www.cnn.com. July 4, 2005.
“As a dancer, one of my many teachers along the way made the comment that who I was onstage and who I was off were two totally different people.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I think the artwork is very important because it gives people a visualization of my music. I wanted to create a whole visual aspect, so that the people listening to me can get a better understanding of my universe and integrate it fully into their own worlds.”

Source : Source: www.atickettosomewhere.com
“There is a trick to flying. The angels told me." He had smiled at my wide-eyed awe. "You need to forget everything you know as a human being. When you are human, you discover that there is great power in hating the earth. And it can almost make you fly. But it never will." I had frowned, not quite understanding him. "So, what's the trick?" "Love the sky.”
“I certainly think that a Labour Government will have to have effective powers to control the outflow of capital.”
“My serve has killed a small dog ... I'm joking, I'm joking! The dog was huge!”

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