Quote by Willie Mays
In 1950, when the Giants signed me, they gave me $15,000. I bought

In 1950, when the Giants signed me, they gave me $15,000. I bought a 1950 Mercury. I couldnt drive, but I had it in the parking lot there, and everybody that could drive would drive the car. So it was like a community thing. – Willie Mays

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In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept destructive criticism. Without 100 percent dedication, you wont be able to do this. – Willie Mays

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Devotion
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Thats how easy baseball was for me. Im not trying to brag or anything, but I had the knowledge before I became a professional baseball player to do all these things and know what each guy would hit. – Willie Mays

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Knowledge
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Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly is is disguised combat. For all its gentility, its almost leisurely pace, baseball is violence under wraps. – Willie Mays

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Theres nothing wrong with the car except that its on fire. – Murray Walker

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More books, more racing and more foolishness with cars and motorcycles are in the works. – Brock Yates

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We approach people the same way we approach our cars. We take the poor kid to a doctor and ask, Whats wrong with him, how much will it cost, and when can I pick him up? – James Hillman

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car

Im ashamed to say this, but I watched every episode of Starsky and Hutch as a kid. I loved that show, but now I think its stupid – theyd have a car chase for no reason, then Paul Michael Glaser would shoot the car and it would blow up. – Shane Black

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