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I could not have taken what he took, sliding into second base and having a guy stand over you and spit on you, call you every name in the book. Believe me, for him not to respond, to ignore it and not retaliate, you can't say enough good about Jackie.
— Vernon Law
Tags: believe, you, me, good

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I had to go out and give my team a chance. I didn't want to be remembered as the guy blowing the World Series.
— Vernon Law
Tags: team, chance, go, world
Today, you hit .230, and you get a million and a half and think you're underpaid.
— Vernon Law
Tags: half, think, you, today
It was a crazy series, 1960. The Yankees were predicted to beat us four straight. And on paper, we couldn't match them because they had better players. But we also had twenty-five guys that wanted to win, and we did everything we could to win.
— Vernon Law
Tags: everything, better, win, crazy
You sign a contract, and you abide by the contract. And sometimes my turn would come around on Sunday. Even though I didn't like to play baseball on Sunday, it was my job.
— Vernon Law
Tags: baseball, sometimes, job, you
Our whole family had been sports oriented. My dad had played a lot of semipro but never had any opportunity to do anything with it. Back then, he had to make a living.
— Vernon Law
Tags: never, opportunity, sports, family
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