My father taught me that the only way you can make good at anything is to practice, and then practice some more.
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Mr. Selig looked at me and said, 'I want to know one thing. Did you bet on baseball' ... I looked him in the eye. 'Sir, my daddy taught me two things in life -- how to play baseball and how to take responsibility for my actions. I learned the first one pretty well. The other, I've had some trouble with. Yes, sir, I did bet on baseball.'Pete Rose
This is a tragedy. Anyone who knows this young man knows he is a very, very fine young man. The use of this stuff is common. It's used as a sleep aid by many people in sports.
Pete Rose
Some players you pat their butts, some players you kick their butts, some players you leave alone.
Pete Rose
In my case, I broke the rules and I've been suspended 18 years. So if guys broke the rules the last two years then they have to be handed out some kind of sentence.
Pete Rose
I should have had the opportunity to get help, but baseball had no fancy rehab for gamblers like they do for drug addicts, ... If I had admitted my guilt, it would have been the same as putting my head on the chopping block -- lifetime ban. Death penalty. I spent my entire life on the baseball fields of America, and I was not going to give up my profession without first seeing some hard evidence. ... Right or wrong, the punishment didn't fit the crime -- so I denied the crime.
Pete Rose
With the money I'm making, I should be playing two positions.
Pete Rose
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