Pete Rose
Pete Rose
Peter Edward "Pete" Rose, Sr., also known by his nickname "Charlie Hustle", is an American former professional baseball player and manager. Rose played in Major League Baseballfrom 1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth14 April 1941
CityCincinnati, OH
CountryUnited States of America
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It's the best part of music when we play music for free to give back to people. My band always plays better and I always play better when I know I'm playing for free to help heal or benefit or feed or educate someone. . . . It doesn't matter how many times you do concerts for Africa or South America or Indians. If people steal some of it, keep doing it. They can't steal all of it.
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Back in 1960 at Christmas time, I did work loading and unloading boxcars for Railway Express. That was a kind of weight training that helped me. I weighed about 160 when I started. I began to gain weight and kept right on gaining until I reached 195 pounds.
fans helping
Day after day there are lots of fans here and it helps a lot with them out there rooting for us.
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I've been wrong about six times as far as that goes. Now I am hoping they do something, but I sure am not optimistic. I am less optimistic as every month goes by.
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During the times I gambled as a manager, I never took an unfair advantage, ... I never bet more or less based on injuries or inside information. I never allowed my wagers to influence my baseball decisions. So in my mind, I wasn't corrupt.
arnold man
I used to tell him that with two outs and a man on second, I want Arnold at the plate.
change mistakes people understand
I think people understand that I understand I made some mistakes and I can?t change them,
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Of course, I believe that Mike Piazza is probably the greatest offensive catcher in the history of baseball, only got over 50%. Johnny Bench is the best catcher in the history of baseball, but Piazza has all the record for catchers as far as offensively.
sports
You don't dominate any sport when you're over 40.
Since 1869, baseball has been doing pretty well.
player respect umpires
No player or manager has greater respect for the umpires than I do, and I have demonstrated that over the years.
legal watch
I still gamble, but it's all legal. I own horses, and I go to watch my horse. I don't go daily.
good seven
I look at the records, and you don't win the Cy Young seven times or the MVP without being a good player.
batting runway
In the old days, you know, they didn't have batting cages. And in most ball parks, they only had one runway to the dugout.