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Lou Brock
American
Athlete
About the author
When I was a kid, I used to imagine animals running under my bed. I told my dad, and he solved the problem quickly. He cut the legs off the bed.
Lou Brock,
American
Athlete
#Running
#Animals
#Bed
#Dad
You can't be afraid to make errors! You can't be afraid to be naked before the crowd, because no one can ever master the game of baseball, or conquer it. You can only challenge it.
Lou Brock,
American
Athlete
#Baseball
#Challenge
The stiffer the penalty, the greater the message is sent.
Lou Brock,
American
Athlete
We have to make some radical move to get the attention of everyone. Cheaters can't win and steroids has put us in the position that it's OK to cheat.
Lou Brock,
American
Athlete
#Attention
#Radical
Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time.
Lou Brock,
American
Athlete
#Time
Jim Crow was king... and I heard a game in which Jackie Robinson was playing, and I felt pride in being alive.
Lou Brock,
American
Athlete
#Being
#Pride
If you're successful in what you do over a period of time, you'll start approaching records, but that's not what you're playing for. You're playing to challenge and be challenged.
Lou Brock,
American
Athlete
#Time
#Successful
#Challenge
I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing.
Lou Brock,
American
Athlete
#Goals
#Competition
Your bat is your life. It's your weapon. You don't want to go into battle with anything that feels less than perfect.
Lou Brock,
American
Athlete
#Want
#Life
#Battle
The baseball held was my fantasy of what life offered.
Lou Brock,
American
Athlete
#Life
#Baseball
#Fantasy