Ernie Harwell quotes

It's time to say goodbye, but I think goodbyes are sad and I'd much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure. (Ernie Harwell)
In radio, they say, nothing happens until the announcer says it happens. View quote
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In baseball, democracy shines its clearest. The only race that matters is the race to the bag. The creed is the rule book. And color, merely something to distinguish one team's uniform from another's. View quote
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Baseball is a lot like life. It's a day-to-day existence, full of ups and downs. You make the most of your opportunities in baseball as you do in life. View quote
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I look on life as a joyous adventure. View quote
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I'd like to be remembered as someone who showed up for the job. I consider myself a worker. View quote
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I think I owe thanks to the people who have listened to me over the years, who tuned in on the radio. They have given me a warmth and loyalty that I've never been able to repay. The way they have reached out to me has certainly been the highlight of my life. View quote
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That other saying, I'm a part of all that I have met, I think that would have to begin with my wonderful parents back in Atlanta when I was a youngster five years old I was tongue tied. View quote
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Baseball is a tongue-tied kid from Georgia growing up to be an announcer and praising the Lord for showing him the way to Cooperstown. This is a game for America. Still a game for America, this baseball! View quote
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God blessed me by putting me here for thirty-one years at Michigan and Trumbull. View quote
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Baseball is a spirited race of man against man, reflex against reflex. A game of inches. Every skill is measured. Every heroic, every failing is seen and cheered, or booed. And then becomes a statistic. (Ernie Harwell)
I deeply appreciate the people of Michigan. I love their grit. I love the way they face life. I love the family values they have. View quote
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I have a great faith in God and Jesus. View quote
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Baseball is the president tossing out the first ball of the season. And a scrubby schoolboy playing catch with his dad on a Mississippi farm. View quote
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Why the fairy tale of Willie Mays making a brilliant World Series catch, and then dashing off to play stickball in the street with his teenage pals. That's baseball. So is the husky voice of a doomed Lou Gehrig saying, ‘I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth.' View quote
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I think if you checked the attendance records of all the announcers, you'd find a lot better record than you would of anybody else in any other business because we love the game and have a passion for it. View quote
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Baseball is a rookie, his experience no bigger than the lump in his throat as he begins fulfillment of his dream. View quote
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A tall, thin old man waving a scorecard from the corner of his dugout. That's baseball. View quote
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Everybody in the minor leagues - if you're a player, an announcer, whatever - wants to be in the big leagues. View quote
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With the Giants I broadcast the debut of Hall of Famer Willie Mays. View quote
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When I went to Brooklyn in 1948 Jackie Robinson was at the height of his brilliant career. (Ernie Harwell)
I love what I do. If I had my time over again, I'd probably do it for nothing. View quote
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Nicknames are baseball, names like Zeke and Pie and Kiki and Home Run and Cracker and Dizzy and Dazzy. View quote
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I think God always has the best for us. View quote
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It's been a terrific life. View quote
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