I told them," he said in a clear, carrying voice, "that they should not give someone as old and powerful as I a daughter to love. That it would end badly.
They want somebody to hit home runs, and I can be that guy. Why not me, right?
You could have a season where you hit. 330 and did all these great things, but nothing ever materialized from it and you went home October One. Or you could hit. 260 and have key hits and key plays on defense that help your team get to the playoffs and win the World Series.
When you're a young player, you try to prove yourself with your numbers and you try to prove your worth to the team. That can be an adverse situation because you can try to do too much.
I just have to be confident and actually try to do less, not try to do more.
I just want to take advantage of every day that I'm in the lineup.
I think everybody gets their recognition sometime down the road, and I have never been one to seek it. Besides, it has been that way throughout my career, especially in college.
I haven't had sex with many people in my life, and everyone just assumes that I'm good in bed!! I guess that's a compliment.
Failing to induce adulation and submissiveness, the Angkar could only generate hatred. If concealment was the ultimate ploy for the leadership, it backfired and whipped up abhorrence in the context of total revolution. This might be one of the explanations why repression assumed proportions unknown in other Communist countries. The mask of Angkar was a good tactic to grab power, but it proved disastrous in government.
Theatre can transform a child's life, just as an early cultural experience whether with opera, ballet, music or art is a wonderful thing because it opens the door to a life-long experience, a life-long enjoyment.
Art is expression, and to have high expression you must have something high to express.