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Dizzy Dean
American
Athlete
About the author
The good Lord was good to me. He gave me a strong body, a good right arm, and a weak mind.
Dizzy Dean,
American
Athlete
#Right
#Mind
#Body
It ain't bragging if you can do it.
Dizzy Dean,
American
Athlete
#Bragging
I can't tell you why there's a delay, but stick your head out of the window and you'll know why.
Dizzy Dean,
American
Athlete
#Delay
The doctors x-rayed my head and found nothing.
Dizzy Dean,
American
Athlete
#Nothing
#Doctors
Son, what kind of pitch would you like to miss.
Dizzy Dean,
American
Athlete
#Son
Practice, work hard, and give it everything you have.
Dizzy Dean,
American
Athlete
#Work
#Practice
Mr. Rickey, I'll put more people in the park than anybody since Babe Ruth.
Dizzy Dean,
American
Athlete
#People
Let the teachers teach English and I will teach baseball. There is a lot of people in the United States who say isn't, and they ain't eating.
Dizzy Dean,
American
Athlete
#People
#Will
#Eating
#Baseball
#English
#Teachers
#states
#United
I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got to know, I keep in my head.
Dizzy Dean,
American
Athlete
#Hate
#Statistics
I ain't what I used to be, but who the hell is?
Dizzy Dean,
American
Athlete
#Hell
Anybody who's ever had the privilege of seeing me play knows that I am the greatest pitcher in the world.
Dizzy Dean,
American
Athlete
#World
#Play
#Privilege
All ballplayers want to wind up their careers with the Cubs, Giants or Yankees. They just can't help it.
Dizzy Dean,
American
Athlete
#Want
#Giants
#Help
#Wind
#Careers
I won twenty-eight games in thirty-five and I couldn't believe my eyes when the Cards sent me a contract with a cut in salary. Mr Rickey said I deserved a cut because I didn't win thirty games.
Dizzy Dean,
American
Athlete
#Games
#Eyes
#Cards
I was blessed with a strong arm and a weak mind.
Dizzy Dean,
American
Athlete
#Mind