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Harmon Killebrew
American
Athlete
Born:
Jun 29
,
1936
Died:
May 17
,
2011
Always
Ball
Like
Time
You
Your
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My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, 'You're tearing up the grass'; 'We're not raising grass,' Dad would reply. 'We're raising boys.'
Harmon Killebrew
Family
Me
You
Mother
Father
Grass
Say
Out
Would
Brother
Come
Boy
Yard
Up
Reply
Used
Dad
Tearing
Play
Raising
Life is precious and time is a key element. Let's make every moment count and help those who have a greater need than our own.
Harmon Killebrew
Life
Time
Key
Own
Every
Our
Those
Count
Make
Greater
Than
Precious
Help
Moment
Who
Element
Need
I'm not a quitter. All my career, I went through a lot of physical adversity, injuries. It's in my nature to be a battler.
Harmon Killebrew
Adversity
Nature
Physical
Through
Lot
Quitter
Injuries
Career
It takes a lot of dedication to quit smoking, and whether you give up for good on your first try or have to give it a couple of tries - just keep swinging at it and you will succeed.
Harmon Killebrew
Good
You
Smoking
Try
Will
First
Dedication
Tries
Give
Takes
Couple
Lot
Up
Quit
Just
Whether
Succeed
Your
Swinging
Keep
I didn't think much about batting average when I was playing.
Harmon Killebrew
Think
Batting
About
Average
Much
Playing
When I was 14, and for the next four years, I was lifting and hauling 10-gallon milk cans full of milk. That will put muscles on you even if you're not trying.
Harmon Killebrew
You
Will
Lifting
Put
Years
Trying
Cans
Next
Full
Even
Milk
Four
Muscles
I was set to go to Oregon to play college baseball and football.
Harmon Killebrew
College
Football
Go
Oregon
Baseball
Play
Set
I always tried to watch the pitcher and his complete windup from the moment he had the ball in his glove all the way through his motion, and tried to follow it all the way out of his hand, all the way to home plate.
Harmon Killebrew
Home
Complete
Way
Out
Tried
Follow
Through
Had
He
Ball
Glove
Always
Motion
His
Hand
Pitcher
Home Plate
Moment
Plate
Watch
Joe Mauer's the real deal. He is absolutely wonderful. Not only is he a great player, but he's a great human being. He's the kind of guy you'd like to see... be your son.
Harmon Killebrew
Great
You
Son
Wonderful
Human Being
Kind
Joe
See
Guy
Only
Great Player
Absolutely
He
Like
Deal
Real
Real Deal
Human
Being
Your
Player
In baseball, you pack your uniform in the clubhouse after a ball game, and you see it hanging up in your locker when you get to your next city.
Harmon Killebrew
You
Game
Locker
City
See
Ball
Ball Game
Up
Get
Hanging
After
Pack
Clubhouse
Uniform
Next
Your
Baseball
There was a time when rival teams used a shift against me. They would put the second baseman on the shortstop's side of the bag, move the shortstop into the hole to his right, and have the third baseman hug the foul line. The idea was to build an infield wall against a known right-handed pull hitter.
Harmon Killebrew
Time
Me
Build
Hug
Side
Right-Handed
Would
Rival
Put
Bag
Idea
Known
Line
Shift
His
Wall
Hitter
Move
Hole
Against
Shortstop
Used
Teams
Foul
Baseman
Right
Second
Third
Pull
Pitchers are smart. They know they are much better off if they mix things up and keep you off-balance.
Harmon Killebrew
You
Better
Smart
Better Off
Know
Mix
Off
Up
Pitchers
Much
Keep
Things
No matter what, I've always been an optimistic person.
Harmon Killebrew
Matter
Always
Been
Optimistic
Optimistic Person
Person
I like happy endings.
Harmon Killebrew
Happy
Like
Endings
I do everything in a straightforward manner.
Harmon Killebrew
Everything
Straightforward
Manner
Society doesn't like to deal with death, but it is a natural part of living.
Harmon Killebrew
Death
Natural
Living
Society
Part
Like
Deal
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