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9 quotes by Brooks Robinson

MLB debut September 17, 1955 for the Baltimore Orioles Last MLB appearance August 13, 1977 for the Baltimore Orioles Career statistics Batting average .267 Hits 2,848 Home runs 268 Runs batted in 1,357 Teams Baltimore Orioles (1955–1977) Career highlights and awards 18× All-Star (1960–1974) 2× World Series champion (1966, 1970) AL MVP (1964) World Series MVP (1970) 16× Gold Glove Award (1960–1975) MLB All-Star Game...
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It's a pretty sure thing that the player's bat is what speaks loudest when it's contract time, but there are moments when the glove has... →

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I'm a guy who just wanted to see his name in the lineup everyday. To me, baseball was a passion to the point of obsession.

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Whether you want to or not, you do serve as a role model. People will always put more faith in baseball players than anyone else.

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If your're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job.

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Pocahontas was the reason the Virginia colony didn't disappear, unlike some earlier attempts.

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I'll play out the string and leave baseball without a tear. A man can't play games his whole life.

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Fifty years from now I'll be just three inches of type in a record book.

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If your not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job.

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I've always said when I broke in I was an average player. I had an average arm, average speed and definitely an average bat. I am still average... →

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