As a ballplayer, (Dizzy) Dean was a natural phenomenon, like the Grand Canyon or the Great Barrier Reef. Nobody ever taught him baseball and he never had to learn. He was just doing what came naturally when a scout named Don Curtis discovered him on a Texas sandlot and gave him his first contract.
Red SmithWriting is very much like bricklaying. You learn to put one brick on top of another and spread the mortar so thick.
Red SmithIt was an ideal day for football - too cold for the spectators and too cold for the players.
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