I was never nervous when I had the ball, but when I let go I was scared to death. Lefty Gomez More Quotes by Lefty Gomez More Quotes From Lefty Gomez I'd rather be lucky than good Lefty Gomez lucky baseball One rule I had was make your best pitch and back up third base. That relay might get away and you've got another shot at him. Lefty Gomez shots baseball might When Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon, he and all the space scientists were puzzled by an unidentifiable white object. I knew immediately what it was. That was a home run ball hit off me in 1933 by Jimmie Foxx. Lefty Gomez moon home running No one hit home runs the way Babe (Ruth) did. They were something special. They were like homing pigeons. The ball would leave the bat, pause briefly, suddenly gain its bearings, then take off for the stands. Lefty Gomez special home running I had been having trouble with my eyes. One day my glasses fogged up while I was pitching, but when I cleaned them and looked at the plate and saw Foxx clearly, it frightened me so much I never wore them again. Lefty Gomez yankees glasses eye I've got a new invention. It's a revolving bowl for tired goldfish. Lefty Gomez goldfish tired pet Hell, Lou (Gehrig) it took fifteen years to get you out of a game. Sometimes I'm out in fifteen minutes. Lefty Gomez fifteen games years You just can't imagine the kind of guy he was without seeing him play. He was a circus, a play, a movie, all rolled into one. Lefty Gomez yankees guy play I never had a bad night in my life, but I've had a few bad mornings. Lefty Gomez bad-night morning night I'm the guy that made Joe DiMaggio famous. Lefty Gomez pitching guy made He knew he was Joe DiMaggio, and he knew what that meant to the country. Lefty Gomez baseball country I'd rather not throw the ball at all. Lefty Gomez balls baseball I talked to the ball a lot of times in my career. I yelled, "Go foul. Go foul." Lefty Gomez balls yankees careers I'm something like the old soak who never knew whether his wife told him to take one drink and come home at 12, or take 12 and come home at one. Lefty Gomez yankees wife home It's better to be lucky than good. Lefty Gomez lucky The secret of my success was clean living and a fast outfield. Lefty Gomez cleaning inspiration secret We lost 14 straight. Then we had a game rained out and it felt so good we had a victory dinner. Lefty Gomez yankees victory games Only triple I ever got. Lefty Gomez new-york-yankees yankees I was the worst hitter ever. I never even broke a bat until last year when I was backing out of the garage. Lefty Gomez baseball leadership years A lot of things run through your head when you're going in to relieve in a tight spot. One of them was, "Should I spike myself?" Lefty Gomez funny-baseball yankees running
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