- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Gift
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- Nov 07, 2020
Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop.
- True
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- Nov 07, 2020
Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters.
- Big Leagues
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was branded a Negro in the States and had to act accordingly. They wouldn't even give me a chance in the big leagues because I was a Negro, yet they accepted every other nationality under the sun.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
It looked like 'The Sound of Music' would even surpass 'Ben Hur,' and I thought it would be unfair for me to have done both. I thought I'd leave something for somebody else. That's a quip.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
Strangely, when I was a kid, my first acting job, at 5 years old, was a performance of 'The Three Little Pigs.' They cast me as the Big Bad Wolf.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents gave everything. They sacrificed, they went to work. Sometimes they worked 24 hours, so they called friends to help us. They did everything for me to become a football player.
- Way
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, Conte was a manager very difficult to work with. His philosophy, his way of dealing with things is very complicated. There were a few games... Sometimes we just don't understand. You're playing very well, then you get substituted. I do not understand.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are things God does for me daily, and it throws me into brain lock, because I know in my heart I don't deserve that kind of grace. I don't deserve that break.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
God gives me the children's ministry heart and patience. This is what He wants. It's awesome. I don't know where He's gonna take it - but God is building this thing.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm cleaning toilets for $30 a day, because I needed that $30, and people are pointing at me, saying, Look at the big movie star. Look where he is now. I just said, I'm where God put me.
- Involved
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- Nov 07, 2020
If there's comfort involved, it's probably not for me.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020