#atlanta

In spring training prior to his 1995 rookie season, Chipper was already so confident in who he was as a player that he famously deadpanned to veteran slugger Fred McGriff, after the Crime Dog grounded into an inning-ending double play, these two words: “Rally killer.” His confidence carried over to the field, just as it had since he began playing as a kid—he batted .265, and he led all rookies with 23 home runs, 87 runs, and 86 RBIs. Hideo Nomo was Rookie of the Year for the Dodgers, but Chipper and the Braves were World Champions. ↗

— Tucker Elliot

#baseball #chipper-jones #home

I'll have to say winning the Olympic gold in Atlanta is a crowning achievement, along with the gold in the relay in the same games. ↗

— Donovan Bailey

#along #atlanta #crowning #games #gold

My commitment to Atlanta and passion for sports and competition make this acquisition a perfect fit for me. ↗

— Arthur Blank

#atlanta #commitment #competition #fit #make

Once I went to bed in Orlando and I woke up in Atlanta. I have no idea how that happened. ↗

— A. J. McLean

#bed #happened #how #i #idea

I've always liked Atlanta. And not just for the strip clubs, but the shopping and the food. ↗

— Jon Stewart

#atlanta #clubs #food #i #just

There's not much to do in Atlanta, so the cast went to the gym together, went shopping together, and dinner was always a group thing. It's that whole summer-camp experience that making movies tends to be anyway. ↗

— Timothy Olyphant

#anyway #atlanta #cast #dinner #experience

A person like myself, born and raised in the inner city of Atlanta, Georgia, to lower-middle-class parents. But I had the opportunity to get an education, to go and earn a commission in the United States Army, to serve for 22 years, to lead men and women in combat. ↗

— Allen West

#atlanta #born #city #combat #commission

I went down and played with Magic Johnson at his all-star game in Atlanta. I remember Magic stopped the game and said, 'We need you here with us in L.A.' ↗

— Jayson Williams

#all-star game #atlanta #down #game #here

A lot of things happened in a lot of places. And to see how well it was handled in Atlanta. There are a lot of reasons for Atlanta being a special town in the Civil Rights era. ↗

— Ivan Allen

#being #civil #civil rights #era #handled

I once sat next to Jim from Wild Kingdom on a flight from Atlanta. I find mentioning that opens a lot of doors. ↗

— Todd Barry

#doors #find #flight #i #jim