R.A. Dickey Quotes

I had a lot of fear that would motivate me to try to work hard, because I didn't know what I would do if I wasn't a baseball player.

R.A. Dickey

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• I had a lot of fear that would motivate me to try to work hard, because I didn't know what I would do if I wasn't a baseball player.

  

  R.A. Dickey
  • Work
  • Fear
  • Player