Dave Winfield People Quotations

To give you an idea what it feels like to be going in with some of the best baseball players of all-time, I mean it is fantastic. I have to say this about them, there are so many of these guys up here that were my role models, people I looked up to, people I wanted to be like.

There are a lot of people who influenced me, nurtured me, helped me along the way. But I can just recall looking back, the first time I got my baseball glove. Put it on the wrong hand, all those kind of things.

The people in my life that were not only what I call heroes, but these are the people that overcame extraordinary circumstances in life.

There are other people like Henry Aaron. Man, just for being the best and breaking records at a time when people didn't want you to.

The people like the American Legion Post that gave us a chance to play. A place to play and a chance to play.

Everybody faces obstacles. And I looked to people who had been through many to succeed in life. Abraham Lincoln, born to a poor family, faced defeat through most of his life. Lost eight elections, failed two businesses, had a nervous breakdown, and still became president.

People I look to: again, Hank Aaron, man you challenged the status quo and the records of the game. Monumental feats in an era where people didn't like that.

Baseball realizes it's not the only game in town. You have to do these kinds of things to introduce people to baseball.