Chris Burke
Chris Burke
Christopher Joseph "Chris" Burkeis an American actor and folk singer who has Down syndrome. He has become best known for his character Charles "Corky" Thacher on the television series Life Goes On...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth26 August 1965
CityPoint Lockout, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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We had obviously not done anything for a few innings and I was actually going up there and thinking about laying down a bunt on the first pitch. Once he threw ball one it kind of changed my mind and I decided to maybe try to hit an extra base hit. I figured being ahead in the count, maybe I was going to get a fastball. Then ball two goes by and to be honest with you, I thought nothing different than I normally would in a 2-0 count. (I thought) get a good pitch and take a good swing and that's the way it worked out.
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I just want to be like other people that are normal.
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Having Down syndrome is like being born normal. I am just like you and you are just like me. We are all born in different ways, that is the way I can describe it. I have a normal life.
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I've really felt comfortable in all my at-bats and fortunately, that's shown up in results.
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It was a little dark but it was no big deal for us. It didn't affect the game one way or another.
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The snow will be mainly confined to the mountains.
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The style of play will be to our advantage. They'll have to make the adjustments to us, as opposed to vice versa these two games.
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I've been really seeing the ball (well) and getting some pitches to hit. For me, it's just a matter of staying where I'm at, not try to do too much, and try to take what they give me.
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Big moments like this always go too fast,
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I've always wanted to be an entertainer just like Donny Osmond. To be able to have a music career with my two best friends, the guys who taught me all about music, is a dream come true.
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Thanks to their generosity, we will be able to get help and support to the youngest children -- some of whom weren't even born on 9/11 and who are still too young to comprehend the enormity of their loss.
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Every single day it's gotten quite a bit stronger. He's been real pleased with the amount of time it's taken to come back. It's been tough being out a week, but at the same time, I guess that's pretty good with the kind of injury I had.
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We?re definitely pleased to take one game here and take the momentum, ... We?re excited to get home to our fans and that place will be rocking.
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Well, I was hardly the hero tonight. Roy was great - seven innings pitched and one run. He bailed us out quite a few times. Luckily, I was able to get a couple knocks.