Baseball is a lot like the ivy-covered wall of Wrigley Field--it gives off a great appearance, but when … - Hank Aaron

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I want to be fulfilled creatively as an actress and get to be in roles that are meaningful and impactful. I hope the same thing for myself as a director, one day. I want to make things that have an impact on how we look at the world.

Hank Aaron

Baseball is a lot like the ivy-covered wall of Wrigley Field--it gives off a great appearance, but when you run into it, you discover the bricks underneath. At times, it seems that we're dealing with a group of men who aren't much different than others we've all run into over the years, except they wear neckties instead of robes and hoods.

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There's only one way to break the color line. Be good. I mean, play good. Play so good that they can't remember what color you were before the season started.

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You visualize [pitches]. You see it in your head; you think it. . . I used to play every pitcher in my mind before I went to the ballpark. I started getting ready for ever game the moment I woke up.

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The thing I like about baseball is that it's one-on-one. You stand up there alone, and if you make a mistake, it's your mistake. If you hit a home run, it's your home run.

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Didn't come up here to read. Came up here to hit.

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In baseball, there is something electrifying about the big leagues. I had read so much about (Stan) Musial, (Ted) Williams and (Jackie) Robinson. I had put those guys on a pedestal. They were something special. I really thought they put their pants on different, rather than one leg at a time.

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