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Quote by Willie Mays
Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most t

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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When I was in Birmingham I used to go to a place called Redwood Field. I used to get there for a two oclock game. Where can you make this kind of money playing sports? It was just a pleasure to go out and enjoy myself and get paid for it. – Willie Mays

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Sports
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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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car
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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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You can never get to a place of comfort in this business. As soon as you hit that little cushy spot, somebodys gonna kick you out. So I have a constant need to do it better. – Charlize Theron

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I was brought up in the modern world of all the luxury and the highlight of show business. I was born into a Christian home. – Cat Stevens

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The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows. – Aristotle Onassis

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The world can forgive practically anything except people who mind their own business. – Margaret Mitchell

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