"Some have said that I can accept inadequacies in my players but not in umpires. That completely misses the point. I can't tolerate anyone's mistake."

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Source : Earl Weaver, Terry Pluto (1984). “Weaver on Strategy”, Macmillan Publishing Company

Earl Weaver

#Mistake Quotes #Player Quotes #Umpires Quotes

“I was coerced into taking piano lessons in the early '50s. It was a quite unpleasant experience.”
“I plan to live to be 120!”

Source : "Multiple Sclerosis". The Washington Post Live Online discussion, www.washingtonpost.com. June 2, 2004.
“An angry skipper makes an unhappy crew.”
“With sociology one can do anything and call it work”

Source : Malcolm Bradbury (1978). “Eating people is wrong”, Vintage
“I don't like you. Why you walk up on me dawg!?, I don't like you, I don't like you.”
“Only in failure do you reach success. You can only get to the good stuff when you've done the hard stuff.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Take another look at your life. Give thanks. Accept your circumstances. Give thanks. Count your blessings. Give thanks. Show up for each day's meditation. Be willing to give the basic tools a fair chance. They can help you find your way.”
“Black women, whose experience is unique, are seldom recognized as a particular social-cultural entity and are seldom thought to be important enough for serious scholarly consideration.”

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