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9 quotes by Carlton Fisk

MLB debut September 18, 1969 for the Boston Red Sox Last MLB appearance June 22, 1993 for the Chicago White Sox Career statistics Batting average .269 Home runs 376 Hits 2,356 Runs batted in 1,330 Teams Boston Red Sox (1969, 1971–1980) Chicago White Sox (1981–1993) Career highlights and awards 11× All-Star (1972–1974, 1976–1978, 1980–1982, 1985, 1991) AL Rookie of the Year (1972) Gold Glove Award (1972) 3× Silver...
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It's not what you achieve, it's what you overcome. That's what defines your career.

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The '70s were a time of turmoil and turnover. But I grew up here. I always wanted to play here.

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It was just one of those moments in the universe that was mine.

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It's funny. Some people remember that a lot more than I do. I remember certain parts of it, and if everybody who mentioned that to me had been to... →

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I always looked up there, because I remember a time when the only things on the walls in Fenway were the Jimmy Fund sign and the retired numbers.... →

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A million years went by quick.

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I knew it was gonna go out. It was just a question of it being fair or foul. The wind must have carried it 15 feet toward the foul pole. I just stood... →

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And then after that, running around the bases, it was just one of those things. You couldn't believe what happened to you. And I look back on it... →

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If the human body recognized agony and frustration, people would never run marathons, have babies, or play baseball.

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