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Favorite Nolan Ryan Quotes

1. "One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something." ~ Nolan Ryan

2. "Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent." ~ Nolan Ryan

3. "I am going to spend my time today just thanking the people that played a role in my career, because I truly do believe that I was blessed by a lot of people that paths crossed mine as I went down the road in my career." ~ Nolan Ryan

4. "Everyone has limits. You just have to learn what your own limits are and deal with them accordingly." ~ Nolan Ryan

5. "Baseball life is a tough life on the family." ~ Nolan Ryan

6. "It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy." ~ Nolan Ryan

7. "My job is to give my team a chance to win." ~ Nolan Ryan

8. "Dick Moss, my agent. Dick became my agent in 1979 when I signed my contract with the Houston Astros." ~ Nolan Ryan

9. "And that's what makes this a great game, is the support and the commitment that the fans give the game." ~ Nolan Ryan

10. "And when I retired, trust me, not only did Nolan Ryan, but the entire Ryan family had withdrawals from baseball. And it was tough." ~ Nolan Ryan

11. "I like to refer to my years with the Angels as the foundation of my career." ~ Nolan Ryan

12. "What man in his 40s would not like to look in the mirror and find Nolan Ryan?" ~ Nolan Ryan

13. "And when I went to Houston, they had a conditioning coach by the name of Gene Coleman. And that was the first time I had gone to an organization that had a program with a weight room and designed specifically for pitchers." ~ Nolan Ryan

14. "I came into the game when I broke into the major leagues, the minimum salary was seven thousand dollars, and I'd have to go home in the wintertime and get a job." ~ Nolan Ryan

15. "And then when I went to stay in '68, I can honestly say that I was not focused on my career and on what it took to be a major league pitcher and to be a starting pitcher." ~ Nolan Ryan

16. "And to play as long as I did and to have a family you have to be very blessed and I was with my wife Ruth. Ruth, I appreciate the job you did, and my three fine children, Reid, Reese, and Wendy." ~ Nolan Ryan

17. "For my children, they spent 15 to 20 years of their life in baseball. And Ruth and I spent so many years of our married life that that was our life. We knew nothing else." ~ Nolan Ryan

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