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See that fella over there? He's 20 years old. In 10 years, he's got a chance to be a star. Now that fella over there, he's 20 years old, too. In 10 years he's got a chance to be 30.

Casey Stengel

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Casey Stengel
Age: 85 †
Born: 1890
Born: July 30
Died: 1975
Died: September 29
Baseball Manager
Baseball Player
Kansas City
Missouri
Charles Dillon Casey Stengel
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Fella
Fellas
Yankees
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Stars
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It's wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn't used to like.
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Best thing wrong with Jack Fisher is nothing.
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When you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you're older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out.
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Don't cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.
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The trouble is not that players have sex the night before a game. It's that they stay out all night looking for it.
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Most people my age are dead at the present time and you can look it up.
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The best ballplayer's the one who doesn't think he made good. He keeps trying to convince you.
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He (Babe Ruth) was very brave at the plate. You rarely saw him fall away from a pitch. He stayed right in there. No one drove him out.
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