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I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it. ↗

— Sandy Koufax

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The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade. ↗

— Anthony Trollope

#enjoyment #fade #habit #lasts #only

I've got a lot of years to live after baseball and I would like to live them with the complete use of my body. ↗

— Sandy Koufax

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People who write about spring training not being necessary have never tried to throw a baseball. ↗

— Sandy Koufax

#baseball #being #necessary #never #people

There is among us a far closer relationship than the purely social one of a fraternal organization because we are bound together not only by a single interest but by a common goal. To win. Nothing else matters, and nothing else will do. ↗

— Sandy Koufax

#because #bound #closer #common #common goal

Boyfriends have to understand me and my needs. They have to know what I want out of my life and about my strict regime. I go to bed at 10pm and not later. I separate my professional and private lives. ↗

— Anna Kournikova

#bed #go #i #know #later

I think it's really important for me not to forget where I came from. ↗

— Anna Kournikova

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A wise man will hear, and will increase in learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels. ↗

— Anonymous

#learning #life #wisdom #inspirational

I've just done a commercial in the U.S. in which I talk about stocks, shares and bonds. Everyone is amazed. They ask me: 'You really know about that stuff or did you just learn it for the commercial?' I tell them I wouldn't do it unless I understood and had an interest. ↗

— Anna Kournikova

#amazed #ask #bonds #commercial #did

It's true I always try to be as seductive as possible but I wouldn't be here if I couldn't play tennis. ↗

— Anna Kournikova

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