Gil Hodges
Gil Hodges
Gilbert Ray Hodges, ne Hodgewas an American Major League Baseballfirst baseman and manager who played most of his 18-year career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1982...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth4 April 1924
CityPrinceton, IN
CountryUnited States of America
advantage
Gehrig had one advantage over me. He was a better ballplayer.
nice people world
Well, I know that I'll never forget that, but also I won't forget the hundreds of people who sent me letters, telegrams, and postcards during that World Series. There wasn't a single nasty message. Everybody tried to say something nice.
children real hard-work
Many children work hard to please their parents, but what I truly longed for was good times that were about us, not about me. That is the real hole the Dodgers filled in my life.
motivational baseball wells
I can't very well tell my batters don't hit it to him. Wherever they hit it, he's there anyway (Mays).
winning two kind
There are only two kinds of managers. Winning managers and ex-managers.
running do-the-best
Just do the best with what you have, and you'll soon be doing it better.