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Graham Taylor
Age: 72 †
Born: 1944
Born: September 15
Died: 2017
Died: January 12
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I had been working on some mechanical issues before I got called up. When I got called up I was focused on trying to be mechanically correct instead of enjoying the moment and competing like I had always done which is probably the main reason to why I wasn't very successful in my first start.
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It was nothing personal: if it had been, I would have left him on so he could have suffered like everyone else.
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We shouldn't blame the Panama programme for the World Cup bid failing
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I missed all of the 2010 season due to Tommy John surgery.
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To be really happy, we must throw our hearts over the bar and hope that our bodies will follow.
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Napoleon wanted his generals to be lucky. I don't think he would have worked with me.
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Footballers are no different from human beings.
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I was recruited by a number of schools including Miami University, University of Kentucky, University of Cincinnati, Indiana university, West Virginia University as well as others.
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In 2008 and 2009 I was very blessed to be with Manager Brandon Hyde and Pitching coach Reid Corneilus. They both were extremely professional and did a great job helping prepare everyone for the next level.
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I always dreamed of playing for the UK since I grew a huge UK fan but once I started visiting schools I fell in love with Miami University and decided it was the right place for me.
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I was my own worst enemy in my debut. Not one player tested my mechanics.
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I started playing well and felt comfortable. That season a set a Jamestown record of consecutive innings pitched with out a walk. (40 2\3 innings, i think) and was named Jamestown Pitcher of the Year.
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Very few great goals actually go in.
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In club football you have your players and staff with you all the time, preparing for two games a week, you know them inside out, you have a discipline over them.
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In international football you have 10 games a season, with players from different clubs. There's no time for proper coaching they're just recovering from playing on the Saturday.
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I'd never allow myself to let myself call myself a coward.
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