#batting

I've learned that getting what you want gives you a pretty high batting average, and leaves you plenty to struggle for. ↗

— Loretta Young

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My own tastes happen to be in tune with what the public wants. I think that's the reason my batting average is so high, not because I've discovered some brilliant formula. ↗

— Cameron Mackintosh

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The greatest competitor was Bob Gibson. He worked so fast out there and he always had the hood up. He always wanted to close his own deal. He never talked to you because he was battling so hard. I sure as hell don't miss batting against him, but I miss him in the game. ↗

— Pete Rose

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We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed. ↗

— Willie Stargell

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To cure a batting slump, I took my bat to bed with me. I wanted to know my bat a little better. ↗

— Richie Ashburn

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I'm still batting away on my politics for the Labour Party. I'm much further to the left of them than I used to be, but that's because they've moved, not me. ↗

— Billy Bragg

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We have to judge politicians by their cumulative score. In one innings they make a great catch, in another they drop the ball. In one they score a home run, in another they strike out. But it is their cumulative batting average that we are interested in. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

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You throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on the team. ↗

— Bob Uecker

#cheer #pitchers #practice #sit #stay

I've been taking batting practice in my barn where nobody can see me, so I may be better than anyone thinks. ↗

— Garth Brooks

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Imagine if you had baseball cards that showed all the performance stats for your people: batting averages, home runs, errors, ERAs, win/loss records. You could see what they did well and poorly and call on the right people to play the right positions in a very transparent way. ↗

— Ray Dalio

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