"I never wanted all this hoopla. All I wanted was to be a good ball player and hit twenty-five or thirty homers, drive in a hundred runs, hit .280 and help my club win pennants. I just wanted to be one of the guys, an average player having a good season."

-- Roger Maris

#Running Quotes #Winning Quotes #Player Quotes

“No one pays attention to these killings, but the secret of the world is hidden in them.”
“Had your forefathers, Wigglesworth, been as stupid as you are, the human race would never have succeeded in procreating itself.”
“Why don't they allow professional wrestling at the Olympics? They allow pro basketball players and hockey players. Olympic pro wrestling would be awesome. The team from Mexico could wear those Mr. X masks. The French wrestler could hit his opponent with a baguette. Or perhaps just surrender.”
“We've evolved from sitting back on our tripods and shooting wildlife films like they have been shot historically, which doesn't work for us.”
“Never lower your standards just to fill a position. You will pay for it later.”
“I think it will be fun to not only play new music, but to get to play different instruments on-stage.”
“The recommended daily requirement for hugs is: four per day for survival, eight per day for maintenance, and twelve per day for growth.”
“All these people who think they deserve free health care, or a job, or a plasma screen TV, simply because they radiate heat at 98.6 degrees, or because they were born in a certain place, or because they have a certain skin color - it's all bunk. There's no such thing as a 'just' wage. There's only what you earn.”

Source : "Doug Casey on Judging Justices". Interview with Louis James, www.caseyresearch.com. July 22, 2009.

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