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Jimmy Piersall
American
Athlete
About the author
You touch me and I'll kick you in the rear.
Jimmy Piersall,
American
Athlete
If you want to talk to me, you'll have to put out that cigarette.
Jimmy Piersall,
American
Athlete
#Want
#Talk
We should have won the pennant that year. It was the best club I was ever on.
Jimmy Piersall,
American
Athlete
Probably the best thing that happened to me was going nuts. Nobody knew who I was until that happened.
Jimmy Piersall,
American
Athlete
I asked my doctor how many more years I have left and he said, 'You're too ornery to die.'
Jimmy Piersall,
American
Athlete
#Years
I didn't get hurt in the contest. I hurt it the next day.
Jimmy Piersall,
American
Athlete
#Hurt
#Day
I didn't mind if they yelled at me, but when they came on the field, it was a different story.
Jimmy Piersall,
American
Athlete
#Mind
I feel great. I had a triple bypass in 1976 and a quadruple bypass in 1984.
Jimmy Piersall,
American
Athlete
Nutrition makes me puke.
Jimmy Piersall,
American
Athlete
I'm the gooney bird that walked to the bank. I'm doing better than most of those guys who said I was crazy.
Jimmy Piersall,
American
Athlete
I've had 117 fights and that's the first time I've ever won.
Jimmy Piersall,
American
Athlete
#Time
#First