George Herman quotes

You're an actor, are you? Well, all that means is: you are irresponsible, irrational, romantic, and incapable of handling an adult emotion or a universal concept without first reducing it to something personal, material, sensational - and probably sexual! (George Herman)
I've never heard a crowd boo a homer, but I've heard plenty of boos after a strikeout. View quote
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Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. View quote
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The only real game - I think - in the world is baseball. View quote
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I'd give a year of my life if I could hit a homerun on opening day of this great new park. View quote
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It's hard to beat a person who never gives up. View quote
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Watch my dust. View quote
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How to hit home runs: I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball. View quote
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You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime. View quote
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To my sick little pal. I will try to knock you another homer, maybe two today. View quote
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I'd play for half my salary if I could hit in this dump all the time. (George Herman)
I hit big or I miss big. View quote
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You know this baseball game of ours comes up from the youth. That means the boys. And after you've been a boy, and grow up to know how to play ball, then you come to the boys you see representing themselves today in our national pastime. View quote
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The harder you grip the bat, the more you can swing it through the ball, and the farther the ball will go. View quote
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I'll win more games playing everyday in the outfield than I will pitching every fourth day. View quote
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You know how bad my voice sounds - well it feels just as bad. View quote
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I have only one superstition... Touch all the bases when I hit a home run. View quote
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Striking out batters was easy. View quote
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I like to live as big as I can. View quote
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I know, but I had a better year than Hoover. View quote
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The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. (George Herman)

George Herman

Occupation: American Journalist
Born: January 14, 1920
Died: February 8, 2005
Quotes count: 21