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I had pain in both knees my whole career. Not many athletes play pain-free. Mine was just more than normal.

Willie McCovey

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Willie McCovey
Age: 80 †
Born: 1938
Born: January 10
Died: 2018
Died: October 31
Athlete
Baseball Player
Journalist
Mobile
Alabama
Willie Lee McCovey
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Free
Athletes
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Knees
Play
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Whole
Mines
Many
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Career

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Even during my career, when I read all those great things about me, it's almost like I was reading about someone else. It's almost like there was another person.
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I was doing what I love to do: play baseball. Not going to complain about that.
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It doesn't seem like it's been 50 years. I don't even feel like I'm 50 years old yet, though I've had all these knee and back operations.
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