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The Book

Dugout Wisdom is a compilation of retired baseball players' first person accounts of a moment in their lives when they doubted their dreams, overcame adversity or someone guided them with destiny altering advice.


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“Good. Better. Best. Never rest until the good is better and the better is best.”

Billy Williams

 

 

 

“Everyday is a new opportunity.”

Bob Feller

 

 

 

“You can never get enough advice and knowledge.”

Ferguson Jenkins

 

 

 

“I thought about my dad every single time I put on my Major League Baseball jersey.”

Phil Niekro

 

 

 

“Adjustments of any kind in life take time to learn but the benefit of learning will last a lifetime.”

Ralph Kiner

 

 

 

“Dreams are really about pursuing a feeling.”

Rod Carew

 

 

 

“There are only a handful of people you will encounter in life that will completely change your destiny.”

Sparky Anderson

 

 

 

“As it turns out often in life, if you are open to your surroundings, you can realize you are in the right place at the right time.”

George Kell

 

 

 

“I remember pumping my fist in the air and pointing to the sky and I just screamed, ‘This is for you Dad!’”

Goose Gossage

 

 

 

“I decided early on that I would do in life only what I loved to do and nothing was going to get in my way."

Helen Filarski-Steffes

 

 

 

“Why change who you are to be successful?”

Jamie Moyer

 

 

 

“Everything I have ever accomplished all started with my dad.”

Jim Kaat

 

 

 

“The key to unlocking your true power and strength is to never be afraid to fail.”

Kirby Puckett

 

 

 

“I can’t help but think my dad had a lot to do with my success by teaching me his wisdom and aligning the stars for me in the way that only a father can.”

Al Kaline

 

 

 

“Life is just too short to fail to be successful in life in anything, you can’t be afraid to fail.”

Bert Blyleven

 

 

 

“I still marvel at how fast life can change.”

Whitey Ford

 

 

 

“Dreams are a process that is built over time.”

Paul Molitor

 

 

 

“Even though the world around was filled with people saying what I “couldn’t do,” I started to believe what I could do.”

Willie Horton

 

 

 

“I thrived on versatility and the power of embracing a positive attitude at all time."

Gary Carter

 

 
Portions of the proceeds from the book will benefit the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation, the Association of Professional Baseball Players of America and the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum's Education Program.