Roger Angell Quotes

I knew I wasn't a baseball writer. I was scared to death. I really was afraid to talk to players, and I didn't want to go into the press box because I thought I was faking it.
Roger Angell

I've been lucky. I've met a lot of baseball people, and I've learned to value people who talk - people who talk well and in long sentences and even long paragraphs.
Roger Angell

Once I could persuade these guys that all I wanted to hear from them was what they did - Tell me what you do - once you can persuade someone that this is all you're after, you can't shut them up because we're all fascinated by what we do.
Roger Angell

The great thing about catchers is that they do a lot of different things, and they're basically overlooked.
Roger Angell

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Roger Angell Quotes

Type: Writer Quotes Category: American Writer Quotes Date of Birth: September 19, 1920 Nationality: American Find on Amazon: Roger Angell Related Authors: Napoleon Hill Dale Carnegie Oliver Wendell Holmes Robert A. Heinlein H. L. Mencken Denis Waitley Rick Warren Eric Hoffer Anne Morrow Lindbergh	I knew I wasn't a baseball writer. I was scared to death. I really was afraid to talk to players, and I didn't want to go into the press box because I thought I was faking it. Roger Angell I've been lucky. I've met a lot of baseball people, and I've learned to value people who talk - people who talk well and in long sentences and even long paragraphs. Roger Angell Once I could persuade these guys that all I wanted to hear from them was what they did - Tell me what you do - once you can persuade someone that this is all you're after, you can't shut them up because we're all fascinated by what we do. Roger Angell The great thing about catchers is that they do a lot of different things, and they're basically overlooked. Roger Angell