American - Athlete | June 29, 1936 - May 17, 2011
My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, 'You're tearing up the grass'; 'We're not raising grass,' Dad would reply. 'We're raising boys.'
Harmon Killebrew
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It takes a lot of dedication to quit smoking, and whether you give up for good on your first try or have to give it a couple of tries - just keep swinging at it and you will succeed.
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I'm not a quitter. All my career, I went through a lot of physical adversity, injuries. It's in my nature to be a battler.
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Hospice is such a tremendous thing. Patients seem to reach an inner peace.
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I found out early in life that I could hit a baseball farther than most players, and that's what I tried to do.
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I didn't think much about batting average when I was playing.
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When I was 14, and for the next four years, I was lifting and hauling 10-gallon milk cans full of milk. That will put muscles on you even if you're not trying.
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I always tried to watch the pitcher and his complete windup from the moment he had the ball in his glove all the way through his motion, and tried to follow it all the way out of his hand, all the way to home plate.
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There was a time when rival teams used a shift against me. They would put the second baseman on the shortstop's side of the bag, move the shortstop into the hole to his right, and have the third baseman hug the foul line. The idea was to build an infield wall against a known right-handed pull hitter.
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I didn't have evil intentions, but I guess I did have power.
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Life is precious and time is a key element. Let's make every moment count and help those who have a greater need than our own.
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I was set to go to Oregon to play college baseball and football.
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