David Cone Quotes
I was a professional baseball player from the time I was drafted out of high school in 1981 until the time I retired in 2003.
Quotes to Explore
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Human beings love stories because they safely show us beginnings, middles and ends.
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Golf... is the infallible test. The man who can go into a patch of rough alone, with the knowledge that only God is watching him, and play his ball where it lies, is the man who will serve you faithfully and well.
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If you needed to borrow a cup of sugar, you knocked on your neighbour's door.
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I think if I heard someone else talking about their life, describing all the problems I've had, they'd look like they were through. Done. But there's something about me - I'm smiling. Those things are really not bad enough to put me in a slump. I'm smiling with the opportunity to wake up every morning.
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I don't think about my fame very much.
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Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself.
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Those who speak up, those who use their connections, are more likely to succeed than those who sit and wait.
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I went from being an ailing child to a public enemy.
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I just started making Bloody Marys. I always thought they looked gross, then I tasted one. There's an art to it, from the Tabasco to the Worcestershire.
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Cyclists need to help themselves and should not jump red lights. I would ride in London, but I certainly wouldn't ride like that; you just have to be careful. I can understand going down the outside of traffic, but you should obey the rules of the road because we're all road users.
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Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling; it never forgives preaching of a new gospel.
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My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings.
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There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles.
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I get up every single day trying to repay a debt that I can never repay. Never. And I will work hard. Because I don't know why I was saved. I don't know.
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There are people who consider it almost unpatriotic to be inquisitive and to be truthful about your opinions.
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I grew up watching 'Grease,' and 'Grease 2.' I fantasized about walking through school halls and busting out in a song. At that time, I was too much of a chicken to do so. I'd love the challenge now.
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If you look at Marvel Comics, there are very few Marvel characters I would like to write.
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When I passed the age of 50, I learned how to control my emotions.
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I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time.
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I'm honestly all over the board. I think if I had to pick one, I'd probably say it's country first, but I listen to literally everything: country, pop, rock, rap.
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Your pupillary muscles relax when your body gives up.
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I'm glad you're doing this story on us and not on the WNBA. We're so much prettier than all the other women in sports.
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I am not a normal man.
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I was a professional baseball player from the time I was drafted out of high school in 1981 until the time I retired in 2003.
