Quote by Lou Brock
Jim Crow was king . . . and I heard a game in which Jackie Robinso

Jim Crow was king . . . and I heard a game in which Jackie Robinson was playing, and I felt pride in being alive. The baseball held was my fantasy of what life offered. – Lou Brock

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When I was a kid, I used to imagine animals running under my bed. I told my dad, and he solved the problem quickly. He cut the legs off the bed. – Lou Brock

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Competition is what keeps me playing the psychological warfare of matching skill against skill and wit against wit. – Lou Brock

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You cant be afraid to make errors! You cant be afraid to be naked before the crowd, because no one can ever master the game of baseball, or conquer it. You can only challenge it. – Lou Brock

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Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game. – Jacques Barzun

You cant think and hit the ball at the same time. – Yogi Berra

A ball player has got to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That is why no boy from a rich family ever made the big leagues. – Joe Dimaggio

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