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"People ask me, Buck, don't you think you were born too soon because you didn't get to play in the major leagues? And I tell them, No. How could I have been born too soon when I played against Babe Ruth, I saw Lou Gehrig play, I saw Ty Cobb play, I played against Josh Gibson, I played with Satchel Paige, I played with and against Cool Papa Bell? If I had been born later, I wouldn't have experienced all these things. And I tell you what: I met my wife playing baseball in Memphis, Tennessee. I was a Kansas City Monarch, one of the greatest teams in the country. ... Hey, I was right on time." |
...for the love of the game.
Buck O'Neil
