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I think I should be allowed to be only fair, or even mediocre, for a while.Jim Bouton
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The author says his young son, adopted from South Korea, occasionally burps and says thank you but otherwise is doing all right.Jim Bouton
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The pitching coach was bugged by the author's technique because he had never seen anyone do it before, and besides, it wasn't the coach's idea.Jim Bouton
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The author emphasizes the importance of self-forgetfulness when his statistics were marred by a bad outing. He forgot all of that outing to such an extent that he quipped, "What was my name?Jim Bouton
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Front offices are more interested in players that are far than players that are near.Jim Bouton
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The older they get, the better they get when they were youngerJim Bouton
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High school games would just as big a deal to me as any major league game.Jim Bouton