My feet ain't got nothing to do with my nickname, but when folks get it in their heads that a feller's got big feet, soon the feet start looking big.
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Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.
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Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you.
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I've said it once and I'll say it a a hundred times, I'm forty-four years old.
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