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Baseball - David James Duncan Quotes

Inspirational Baseball - David James Duncan Quotes for Athletes

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Baseball is not life. It is a fiction, a metaphor. And a ballplayer is a man who agrees to uphold that metaphor as though lives were at stake.

"Baseball is not life. It is a fiction, a metaphor. And a ballplayer is a man who agrees to uphold that metaphor as though lives were at stake."

- David James Duncan

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But Baseball is one activity that is able to generate suspense and excitement on a national scale, just like war. And baseball can only be played in peace.

"But Baseball is one activity that is able to generate suspense and excitement on a national scale, just like war. And baseball can only be played in peace."

- David James Duncan

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