Quotes by Harmon Killebrew

“Life is precious and time is a key element. Lets make every moment count and help those who have a greater need than our own.”

“I didnt have evil intentions, but I guess I did have power.”

“Believe it or not, we had fun playing the game, too. And I dont see that so much anymore. Its great to see these guys again.”

“Theres a little sadness to it, too because some of the guys that were lost over the years, that arent here with us.”

“The problems he had were in the outfield. When you first saw him out there, How is he ever going to be able to play? But Tony stayed with it, and became a good outfielder.”

“I think the only word [the Cuba-born Oliva] could say in English when I met him was hamburger. When I see him, I always tell him, Ive known you for 40 years, and I still cant understand you. ”

“Tony had that problem with throwing his bat,”

“I dont think weve been together for a long time. I cant remember the last time, ... Right up until that final out of the seventh game, we still had a chance to win. It was a great World Series.”

“Its very disappointing, ... Anything that harms the integrity of the game is terrible. We always thought we were immune to drugs in baseball, but we know thats not true anymore.”

My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say Youre tearing up the grass. Were not raising grass Dad would reply. Were raising boys.

Im not a quitter. All my career, I went through a lot of physical adversity, injuries. Its in my nature to be a battler.

My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, Youre tearing up the grass; Were not raising grass, Dad would reply. Were raising boys.

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