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Dennis Eckersley
American
Athlete
Born:
Oct 3
,
1954
First
Game
Had
Important
Me
You
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Sooner or later you learn that you belong in the big leagues, and that makes you calm down.
Dennis Eckersley
You
Big
Calm
Down
Later
Sooner
Sooner Or Later
Leagues
Learn
Calm Down
Makes
Big Leagues
Belong
But more important than personal awards is winning the World Series. That's the max that anyone could ask for. Let alone to have the ball in your in your glove for the final out of the World Series. That was the ultimate.
Dennis Eckersley
Alone
World
Important
Final
Out
More
Winning
Could
Ball
Glove
Ultimate
Than
Personal
Max
Anyone
Ask
Your
Series
Awards
World Series
You aren't going to stick around long with just two pitches.
Dennis Eckersley
You
Long
Stick
Around
Going
Pitches
Just
Two
They developed a platform for me to put up another 12 years, and that was my ticket to Cooperstown. Those were the best years of my life. It was like magic.
Dennis Eckersley
Life
Best
Me
My Life
Those
Magic
Developed
Put
Like
Ticket
Another
Were
Years
Up
Platform
The thing that got me over the hump was accepting that I had to do whatever I could to stay in the game.
Dennis Eckersley
Me
Game
Whatever
Hump
Stay
Could
Had
Over
Accepting
Got
Thing
It took me a few years to realize that throwing harder wasn't always better.
Dennis Eckersley
Me
Better
Few
Took
Throwing
Always
Years
Realize
Harder
I'm proud of the fact that I pitched almost 3,300 innings.
Dennis Eckersley
Innings
Fact
Almost
Proud
I was in good control of my body, and I kept my head still.
Dennis Eckersley
Good
Control
Head
Still
Body
Kept
I was a starter and did some good things there, and then I got a chance to prove myself as a closer. Because of that opportunity, I was blessed with the honor of being elected to the Hall of Fame.
Dennis Eckersley
Myself
Good
Good Things
Opportunity
Honor
Blessed
Some
Hall
Because
Got
Prove
Fame
Did
Closer
Being
Elected
Then
There And Then
Things
Starter
Chance
I had never been to the playoffs, and it was exciting. The fans went through the roof. They were excited about the whole team. It was great to be traded to a city like Chicago, which was a lot like Boston.
Dennis Eckersley
Great
Roof
Fans
City
About
Boston
Through
Never
Had
Excited
Exciting
Like
Traded
Were
Been
Lot
Chicago
Which
Team
Whole
Playoffs
I can't recall too much about pitching, but I do remember that I was anxious to get it over with. I just wanted to get that first game over with and go from there.
Dennis Eckersley
Game
Remember
Too Much
First
Too
About
Over
Go
Get
Anxious
Pitching
Just
Wanted
Much
Recall
I always had the attitude that I wanted to throw a no-hitter every game.
Dennis Eckersley
Attitude
Game
Every
Throw
Had
Always
Wanted
I also think that I had great mechanics.
Dennis Eckersley
Great
Think
Had
Also
Mechanics
But through experience I learned to control my body and locate the ball.
Dennis Eckersley
Experience
Control
Locate
Through
Learned
Ball
Body
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