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Jim Bouton Quotes: "Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?"

Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?



Jim Bouton Quotes: "It never hurts to apologize, especially if you don't mean it."

It never hurts to apologize, especially if you don't mean it.




Jim Bouton Quotes: "Statistics are about as interesting as first base coaches."

Statistics are about as interesting as first base coaches.



Jim Bouton Quotes: "If you had a pill that would guarantee a pitcher 20 wins, but might take five years off his life, he'd take it."

If you had a pill that would guarantee a pitcher 20 wins, but might take five years off his life, he'd take it.




Jim Bouton Quotes: "For a hundred years, the owners screwed the players. For 25 years, the players have screwed the owners-they've got 75 years to go."

For a hundred years, the owners screwed the players. For 25 years, the players have screwed the owners-they've got 75 years to go.



Jim Bouton Quotes: "Forget goals. Value the process."

Forget goals. Value the process.



Jim Bouton Quotes: "We were like farm animals compared to today's players who are treated like thoroughbreds."

We were like farm animals compared to today's players who are treated like thoroughbreds.




Jim Bouton Quotes: "Lots of people look up to Billy Martin. That's because he just knocked them down."

Lots of people look up to Billy Martin. That's because he just knocked them down.



Jim Bouton Quotes: "You're only as smart as your ERA."

You're only as smart as your ERA.



Jim Bouton Quotes: "How come nobody wants to argue with me? Is it because I'm always so right?"

How come nobody wants to argue with me? Is it because I'm always so right?



Jim Bouton Quotes: "The older they get, the better they were when they were younger."

The older they get, the better they were when they were younger.



Jim Bouton Quotes: "A lot of long relievers are ashamed to tell their parents what they do. The only nice thing about it is that you get to wear a uniform like everbody else."

A lot of long relievers are ashamed to tell their parents what they do. The only nice thing about it is that you get to wear a uniform like everbody else.




Jim Bouton Quotes: "Back then, if you had a sore arm, the only people concerned were you and your wife. Now it's you, your wife, your agent, your investment counselor, your stockbroker, and your publisher."

Back then, if you had a sore arm, the only people concerned were you and your wife. Now it's you, your wife, your agent, your investment counselor, your stockbroker, and your publisher.



Jim Bouton Quotes: "Opening day -- or Opening Day. Depending on how you feel about it."

Opening day -- or Opening Day. Depending on how you feel about it.



Jim Bouton Quotes: "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time."

You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time.



Jim Bouton Quotes: "High school games would just as big a deal to me as any major league game."

High school games would just as big a deal to me as any major league game.



Jim Bouton Quotes: "The older they get, the better they get when they were younger"

The older they get, the better they get when they were younger



Jim Bouton Quotes: "Front offices are more interested in players that are far than players that are near."

Front offices are more interested in players that are far than players that are near.



Jim Bouton Quotes: "The author emphasizes the importance of self-forgetfulness when his statistics were marred by a bad outing. He forgot all of that outing to such an extent that he quipped, "What was my name?"

The author emphasizes the importance of self-forgetfulness when his statistics were marred by a bad outing. He forgot all of that outing to such an extent that he quipped, "What was my name?



Jim Bouton Quotes: "The pitching coach was bugged by the author's technique because he had never seen anyone do it before, and besides, it wasn't the coach's idea."

The pitching coach was bugged by the author's technique because he had never seen anyone do it before, and besides, it wasn't the coach's idea.



Jim Bouton Quotes: "The author says his young son, adopted from South Korea, occasionally burps and says thank you but otherwise is doing all right."

The author says his young son, adopted from South Korea, occasionally burps and says thank you but otherwise is doing all right.



Jim Bouton Quotes: "I think I should be allowed to be only fair, or even mediocre, for a while."

I think I should be allowed to be only fair, or even mediocre, for a while.