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“I can't honestly say that I appreciate the way in which he changed baseball — from a game of science to an extension of his powerful slugging — but he was the most natural and unaffected man I ever knew. No one ever loved life more. No one ever inspired more youngsters. I have reverence for his marvelous ability . I look forward to meeting him again some day.”
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- quote
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- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
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- 578bae0bc7d36996e901c3c3250c66beee8eeac90295bb9cb6bab0e22c2c81b4
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