Best Quotes by Roger Maris (Top 9)
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As a ballplayer, I would be delighted to do it again. As an individual, I doubt if I could possibly go through it again.
Roger Maris
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Maybe I'm not a great man but I damn well want to break the record.
Roger Maris
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You hit home runs not by chance but by preparation.
Roger Maris
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I don't know if I want to go to New York. They'll have to pay me a lot more money because I like it here in Kansas City.
Roger Maris
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I don't want to be Babe Ruth. He was a great ballplayer. I'm not trying to replace him. The record is there and damn right I want to break it, but that isn't replacing Babe Ruth.
Roger Maris
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Now they talk on the radio about the record set by (Babe) Ruth, and (Joe) DiMaggio and Henry Aaron. But they rarely mention mine. Do you know what I have to show for the sixty-one home runs? Nothing, exactly nothing.
Roger Maris
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It's like obituaries, when you die they finally give you good reviews.
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I think the most privacy I had was when the game was going on.
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I feel that I was a good all-around player, I had good speed, a good arm and could play the outfield.
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