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Earl Weaver Quotes

I wanted no part of losing. Why play if you can't beat the other guys more often than they beat you?

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: coach
Nationality: american
Birth: August 14, 1930

Topics

Losing You Play Why More Beat

People say you have to know when to retire, which is a dumb thing to say. If you want to go out on top, yeah, it becomes important when you quit. But I wasn't afraid of that. And I wasn't worried about getting fired. I knew the risk. To me, it's not an ego thing. I enjoy coaching. I enjoy helping people achieve something.

People Me Ego Enjoy You Dumb

I've always been naturally thin.

Always Been Thin Naturally

First of all it has never been the case that I have threatened people with expulsion or that I've threatened to throw people out of the Parliamentary Labour Party.

People Party Never First Out Been

As I grew steadily more comfortable in the kitchen, I found that, much like gardening, most cooking manages to be agreeably absorbing without being too demanding intellectually. It leaves plenty of mental space for daydreaming and reflection.

Reflection Cooking Gardening Space

When I was a kid, we went to St. Augustine, Fla., and I was lying on the couch one night with a Q-tip, cleaning my ear out after I'd taken a shower. I hit my arm on something, jabbed the Q-tip through my ear drum, busted my ear drum and couldn't get back in the water the rest of the time we were there.

Time Water Night Rest Back Cleaning

I took a lot of pride, honestly, in hiring these young guys, that not only to become future head coaches, but I wanted young guys that could help me - guys that can coach, guys that could study, guys that loved it, that would do it for nothing. That's how I got into coaching with the 49ers when John McVay hired me.

Future Me Pride Loved Help Young

Often, writer's block will occur when I don't understand a character or his/her motivations. So I will make notes analysing characters.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Character Understand Will Notes Make

There's no sort o' mistake in little Bullet. He can pick up miles on his feet, and fling 'em behind him as fast as the next man's hoss, I don't care where he comes from. And he can keep at it as long as the sun can shine without resting.

Augustus Baldwin Longstreet

Man Mistake Sun Shine Feet Care

I definitely stood out when I was in high school.

Ashleigh Murray

School High School Out High Stood

From a young age, I was viciously competitive.

Age Young Competitive Young Age

Even though I never worked with her, it was still really cool to have Brooke Shields on set. She was so nice and so funny.

Atticus Shaffer

Funny Cool Nice Never She Her

To make a very specific car only for India - where you don't know where the segments are tomorrow or will it shift - is tough.

Winfried Vahland

Car Tomorrow Tough You India Know

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