#base

Baseball gives a growing boy self poise and self reliance. ↗

— Al Spalding

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Baseball is a man maker. ↗

— Al Spalding

#maker #man

The genius of our institutions is democratic - baseball is a democratic game. ↗

— Al Spalding

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Two hours is about as long as any American can wait for the close of a baseball game, or anything else for that matter. ↗

— Al Spalding

#american #any #anything #ball game #baseball

Americans' addiction to sports, with the NFL at the top, is based on the excitement generated by the potential for the unexpected great play which can only happen with honest competition from great athletes. ↗

— Arlen Specter

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I don't think I would be getting any of these movies without that show, and that's a strong show, a great fan base and it's helped me out a lot. It took me out of Canada and brought me down to the states and gave me my career basically. ↗

— Scott Speedman

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I'm a country boy. I hate New York. But that's where things happen, so I use it as a base for stories, I know enough about it. But I have to keep going back there. ↗

— Mickey Spillane

#back #base #boy #country #country boy

If you're a singer you lose your voice. A baseball player loses his arm. A writer gets more knowledge, and if he's good, the older he gets, the better he writes. ↗

— Mickey Spillane

#ball player #baseball #baseball player #better #gets

Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character. ↗

— Baruch Spinoza

#based #character #peace #strength #virtue

Is it in the best interest of baseball to sell beer in the ninth inning? Probably not. The rule has got to be more clearly defined. And then some process should be set up where the judge is not also the appeals judge. ↗

— George Steinbrenner

#appeals #baseball #beer #best #clearly