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Christy Mathewson
 
Date of birth: 12 August 1880
Date of death: 07 October 1925
Country Of Origin: America
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    Christopher "Christy" Mathewson (August 12, 1880 - October 7, 1925), nicknamed "The Big Six", "The Christian Gentleman", or "Matty", was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played in what is known as the History of baseball in the United States#The dead ball era: 1900 to 1919 and in 1936 in baseball, was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was one of its inaugural members. Christy and John N. Wheeler wrote Pitching in a Pinch .... (More...)
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" A boy cannot begin playing ball too early. I might almost say that while he is still creeping on all fours he should have a bouncing rubber ball. "

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" A pitcher is not a ballplayer. "

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" A young ballplayer looks on his first spring training trip as a stage struck young woman regards the theater. "

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" Anybody's best pitch is the one the batters ain't hitting that day. "

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" I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But I owe the fans nothing and they owe me nothing when I am not pitching. "

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" If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they can talk of nothing else under the sun but acting. It's exactly the same way with baseball players. Your heart must be in your work. "

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" Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile. "

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" No man can have a 'yellow streak' and last. He must pay much attention to his nerves or temperament. He must hide every flaw. "

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" You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat. "

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" You must have an alibi to show why you lost. If you haven't one, you must fake one. You self confidence must be maintained. "

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