- Death
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- Nov 07, 2020
Down Quotes
Working the count, and watching things slip.
This page uses "down" across very different contexts — a baseball strategy built on working the count against a hitter's expectations, and a theory of absurdist humor rooted deep in the subconscious. For lighter, forward-looking sayings, try Downside quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Impossible
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you have an injury in your forearm, it affects the command of your pitches. I would yank pitches down away, or they were staying up. I'd go to accelerate, but everything would come forward except the ball. The ball was staying behind. When you have an inconsistent release point like that, it's impossible to throw a changeup.
- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020
For us tall people, the whole key is that your hips and your knees should form a right angle when you sit down. That's where backs and hips get to be problems for big guys.
- Said
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't say I'm walking away. I said I was stepping down as chairman. I won't walk away. I'll be carried away.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know when the Berlin wall went down and I walked into what was East Berlin and saw two big Nike banners - that gave me a chill.
- Nov 07, 2020
My son and I run a string company, and he has a studio there, and I go down sometimes and we'll record.
- Tough
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever you're having a down year, it's always tough, especially when you expect a lot from yourself.
- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hate jealousy so much that if I ever do feel it, I try to shut it down immediately, but it's so hard.
- Someone
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's very insulting when you're in charge and someone is talking down to you.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can feel up, you can feel down, and you have to keep your emotions kind of somewhere to be focused on the next ball.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't do any exercises when flying but use compression socks and spend as much time as possible lying down. I try not to eat much - I'm not a fan of airplane food; everything is just so weird.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
For an economic recovery program to be effective, it must not only create a short-term economic boost but also generate lasting value. Home Star would accomplish that by breaking down the key barrier between homeowners and money-saving retrofits: upfront costs.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
How brittle life is, yet it's been going on for thousands and thousands of years. Maybe we should sit down and pay tribute to life instead of just destruction.
- Intelligence
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- Nov 07, 2020
We can't gather the intelligence we need to foil future attacks, if we are blindly granting terrorists the right to remain silent. But for some reason, we've already done that - with the terrorist who tried to bring down Flight 253.
- Equality
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- Nov 07, 2020