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Nolan Ryan Biography

Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr. (born January 31, 1947), nicknamed The Ryan Express, is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher and a previous chief executive officer (CEO) of the Texas Rangers. He is currently an executive adviser to the owner of the Houston Astros.

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And to play as long as I did and to have a family you have to be very blessed and I was with my wife Ruth. Ruth, I appreciate the job you did, and my three fine children, Reid, Reese, and Wendy.

Blessed, Children, Jobs, Reese, Ruth, Wendy

And that's what makes this a great game, is the support and the commitment that the fans give the game.

Commitment, Fans, Game, Games, Sports

I can honestly say it took two full years for me to get over the fact that I was no longer a baseball player.

Baseball, Longer, Player, Sports, Took, Years

And then when I went to stay in '68, I can honestly say that I was not focused on my career and on what it took to be a major league pitcher and to be a starting pitcher.

Careers, Focused, Honestly, League, Say, Sports

I guess that's what Little League is all about -- trying.

Guess, League, Littles, Trying

I feel very fortunate that I played for the four organizations I did.

Feels, Four, Organization, Organizations, Played

I always thought that there was going to be life after baseball, and so I designed that in my life I would have other interests after baseball that I would be able to step into. And I didn't realize the grip that baseball had on me and on my family.

Baseball, Designed, Grip, Sports, Step, Would Be

I like to refer to my years with the Angels as the foundation of my career.

Angel, Angels, Career, Sports, Years

For my children, they spent 15 to 20 years of their life in baseball. And Ruth and I spent so many years of our married life that that was our life. We knew nothing else.

Baseball, Children, Nothing, Sports

I came into the game when I broke into the major leagues, the minimum salary was seven thousand dollars, and I'd have to go home in the wintertime and get a job.

Broke, Home, Jobs, Sports, Wintertime

I never found a place where I wanted to live more than Alvin (Texas).

Alvin, Found, Place, Texas, Wanted

And when I went to Houston, they had a conditioning coach by the name of Gene Coleman. And that was the first time I had gone to an organization that had a program with a weight room and designed specifically for pitchers.

Name, Names, Organization, Pitchers, Specifically, Sports