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I loved watching Ken Griffey Jr play for the Mariners and when he was trade to the Reds I was especially excited to get the opportunity to watch him play in person.

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Graham Taylor
Age: 72 †
Born: 1944
Born: September 15
Died: 2017
Died: January 12
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In order to stay connected with my fans I do my best to sign autographs before and after every game as well sign all cards that are sent to me via throughout the year.
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The biggest thing I've found since I left the game - and I'm glad I chose to leave rather than being sacked - is that so many people are in football for the wrong reasons. Not because they love the game, but because they smell money.
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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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I first reported to our Marlins spring training complex in Jupiter as well as the other draft picks to receive physicals and to sign contracts. From there I flew to Jamestown, NY to play for the Jamestown Jammers.
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We shouldn't blame the Panama programme for the World Cup bid failing
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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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Very few great goals actually go in.
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Jamestown was a very small town and I was thrilled to be there. It was interesting at first be adapting to the pro ball life style of being on the road alot and having a game almost every day but once I got use to it everything felt right.
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I'd never allow myself to let myself call myself a coward.
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The ambition of an England manager should be to become England manager.
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I was my own worst enemy in my debut. Not one player tested my mechanics.
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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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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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Napoleon wanted his generals to be lucky. I don't think he would have worked with me.
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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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Agents do nothing for the good of football. I'd like to see them lined up against a wall and machine-gunned ?some accountants and solicitors with them.
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I have to choose my words carefully because I don't want to sound like one of those who goes on about how things were better in my day.
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I do my best to answer all questions that they might have as well as make appearances at camps and what not.
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