"It's easy, man. I just take the ball and throw. Hard! It's a God-given talent! No one can teach it to you. They either hit it or they don't."

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Source : Vida Blue, Bill Libby (1972). “Vida: His Own Story”, Prentice Hall

Vida Blue

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“What world am I living in?' Aren't movies made to have something to say? Why make a movie if you don't have something to say? What are you doing it for? Are you doing it because you want to make a lot of money?”
“The hundred-point man is one who is true to every trust; who keeps his word; who is loyal to the firm that employs him; who does not listen for insults nor look for slights; who carries a civil tongue in his head; who is polite to strangers without being fresh; who is considerate toward servants; who is moderate in his eating and drinking; who is willing to learn; who is cautious and yet courageous.”
“Riches make cowards of us ...”
“I look at Barack [Obama], he's slim like my father, and Michelle's [Obama] full figured like my mother. And I just love it.”
“I have two false hips, a wired-up right knee, two crushed discs and scoliosis. If I don't dance, I seize up.”
“A small speckled visitor Wearing a crimson cape Brighter than a cherry Smaller than a grape A polka-dotted someone Walking on my wall A black-hooded lady In a scarlet shawl.”
“According to a recent study, depression is described as being the disease most destructive to humankind, largely because of the devastation it wreaks on our lives.... Yes, we could set up our minds to ignore our feelings and barricade ourselves from the winds and dust of the brain pattern. And we could become like robots, refusing to consider the passion and joys that could be ours. But then, we also might as well be dead.”
“Highways dont belong in cities. Period. Europe didnt do it. America did. And our cities have paid the price.”

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