Willie McCovey Quotes

• I was doing what I love to do: play baseball. Not going to complain about that.

  Willie McCovey

  Baseball, Play, Complaining

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• I enjoyed hitting in the Major Leagues more than in the Minor Leagues. I didn't want to tell anybody it was easier, because I didn't want to sound cocky. But Major League pitchers had better control, and most of them were around the plate.

  Willie McCovey

  Cocky, League, Sound

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• Ballplayers, like everyone else, like to get told they did something right.

  Willie McCovey

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• Even during my career, when I read all those great things about me, it's almost like I was reading about someone else. It's almost like there was another person.

  Willie McCovey

  Reading, Careers, Great Things

  "Paving a way for humble Willie Mac" by John Shea, www.sfgate.com. May 3, 2003.

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• I could run like a gazelle, couldn't I?

  Willie McCovey

  Running, Gazelles

  "Willie McCovey recalls '62 Series - 50 years ago" by Sam Whiting, www.sfgate.com. March 25, 2012.

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• I loved coming up with players in scoring position and I had to drive them in.

  Willie McCovey

  Player, Position

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• I had pain in both knees my whole career. Not many athletes play pain-free. Mine was just more than normal.

  Willie McCovey

  Pain, Athlete, Play

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• It doesn't seem like it's been 50 years. I don't even feel like I'm 50 years old yet, though I've had all these knee and back operations.

  Willie McCovey

  Years, Knees, Operations

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