I am disappointed that I won’t be able to make the event, jackie (Brock’s wife) and I appreciate the prayers and support we have received from our many friends and fans in the Cardinals community. We count ourselves blessed that I am receiving the best possible medical treatment and we look forward to seeing many more Cardinals World Series championships in the future.

Lou Brock

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Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy y... by Lou Brock

Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time.

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One of the trademarks of a champion is that he can outlast you. by Lou Brock

One of the trademarks of a champion is that he can outlast you.

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Jim Crow was king... and I heard a game in which Jackie Robinson was playing, and I felt pride in being alive

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Competition is what keeps me playing the psychological warfare of matching skill against skill and wit against wit.

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You can't be afraid to make errors! You can't be afraid to be naked before the crowd, because no one can ever master the game of baseball, or conquer it. You can only challenge it.

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No one wants to hear about the labor pains, they just want to see... by Lou Brock

No one wants to hear about the labor pains, they just want to see the baby.

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When I was a kid, I used to imagine animals running under my bed. I told my dad, and he solved the problem quickly. He cut the legs off the bed.

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Your bat is your life. It's your weapon. You don't want to go into battle with anything that feels less than perfect

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We have to make some radical move to get the attention of everyone. Cheaters can't win and steroids has put us in the position that it's OK to cheat.

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I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps... by Lou Brock

I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing.

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If you're successful in what you do over a period of time, you'll start approaching records, but that's not what you're playing for. You're playing to challenge and be challenged.

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I don't have to steal bases. I steal bases because I want to. by Lou Brock

I don't have to steal bases. I steal bases because I want to.

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The stiffer the penalty, the greater the message is sent. by Lou Brock

The stiffer the penalty, the greater the message is sent.

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The baseball held was my fantasy of what life offered. by Lou Brock

The baseball held was my fantasy of what life offered.

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If I had any interest in coming back to baseball, it would be as a general manager and not as a manager.

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There is a definite loneliness in the game. Most people stay away from you since they think they're intruding upon your time. And after the ball game, when it's 11 o'clock and you want to eat dinner some place, the restaurants are closed.

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You can't hide God in you. God was not meant to become part of you, and you hide out in the closet. I don't think He wanted that. I think He wanted people to see the Christ in you that reflects Him.

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They will look at my career as the guy who gave it all but at the same time did it with integrity. That's what we all aim for - the respect of the game as well as the honesty that's played a part of that game.

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I had a job on college campus. I lost that job, but on my way home I heard an inner voice that said go out for the baseball team. I was a walk-on, and I was actually petrified as a walk-on because you're not an athlete.

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I was not in the church, but we claim, like so many people, 'Yeah, I grew up in the church.' Well yeah, I grew up in the church and went to church, but I knew nothing about the Lord. I had no idea what it meant about walking in faith.

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