Once I could persuade these guys that all I wanted to hear from them was what they did – Tell me what you do – once you can persuade someone that this is all you’re after, you can’t shut them up because we’re all fascinated by what we do.
About Roger Angell
Roger Angellwas an American essayist known for his writing on sports, especially baseball. He was a regular contributor to The New Yorker and was its chief fiction editor for many years.
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Once I could persuade these guys that all I wanted to hear from them was what they did – Tell me what you do – once you can persuade someone that this is all you’re after, you can’t shut them up because we’re all fascinated by what we do.
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I’ve been lucky. I’ve met a lot of baseball people, and I’ve learned to value people who talk – people who talk well and in long sentences and even long paragraphs.
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I knew I wasn’t a baseball writer. I was scared to death. I really was afraid to talk to players, and I didn’t want to go into the press box because I thought I was faking it.
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The great thing about catchers is that they do a lot of different things, and they’re basically overlooked.
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