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I've never been a yes man.
Rogers Hornsby
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Rogers Hornsby
Age: 66 †
Born: 1896
Born: April 27
Died: 1963
Died: January 5
Baseball Manager
Baseball Player
Winters
Texas
Roger Hornsby (misspelling)
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Any ballplayer that don't sign autographs for little kids ain't an American. He's a communist.
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I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher.
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I've always played hard. If that's rough and tough, I can't help it. I don't believe there's any such thing as a good loser. I wouldn't sit down and play a game of cards with you right now withing wanting to win. If I hadn't felt that way I wouldn't have got very far in baseball.
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