Nolan Ryan

For my children, they spent 15 to 20 years of their life in baseball. And Ruth and I spent so many years of our married life that that was our life. We knew nothing else. ↗

— Nolan Ryan

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I came into the game when I broke into the major leagues, the minimum salary was seven thousand dollars, and I'd have to go home in the wintertime and get a job. ↗

— Nolan Ryan

#came #dollars #game #get #go

I can honestly say it took two full years for me to get over the fact that I was no longer a baseball player. ↗

— Nolan Ryan

#baseball #baseball player #fact #full #get

I feel very fortunate that I played for the four organizations I did. ↗

— Nolan Ryan

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I had the pleasure, as Robin said, to live a childhood dream as many young Americans and Puerto Rican children live that play youth baseball. And I feel honored and very thankful for that opportunity. ↗

— Nolan Ryan

#childhood #childhood dream #children #dream #feel

I like to refer to my years with the Angels as the foundation of my career. ↗

— Nolan Ryan

#career #foundation #i #like #refer

My job is to give my team a chance to win. ↗

— Nolan Ryan

#give #job #team #win

What man in his 40s would not like to look in the mirror and find Nolan Ryan? ↗

— Nolan Ryan

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