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I can throw out any man alive.

So, yeah, I can say I always set my expectations so high that I had a lot to live up to.

It was not me failing that I was scared of. It was failing those people back home who believe in you. They only delivered the newspaper once a week where I lived in Oklahoma, and those people lived and died with the box score of my games.

From Johnny Bench

I played American Legion ball starting when I was 14. But I didn't catch until I was 17. I was 75-3 as a high school pitcher, but it was like everybody knew that I was supposed to be a catcher. When the scouts would come around, and I was pitching, they'd make me take infield practice so the scouts could watch me throw.

From Johnny Bench

They're like sleeping in a soft bed. Easy to get into and hard to get out of.

From Johnny Bench

That's the remarkable thing about baseball. The game has a way of having you scratch your head one minute and drive you crazy, and then the next, you're entertained beyond your wildest hopes. That's why it's the best game.

From Johnny Bench

I spent every bit of my money to try and get a Mickey Mantle card, and I don't have one. Growing up in Oklahoma, Mickey Mantle was my idol. And here I am, and I'd go pick cotton to have enough money, and I'd buy all of these packs, and I'd chew all of the gum, and I'd never find a Mickey Mantle card.

From Johnny Bench

My biggest moment was winning the World Series because everyone in my town was able to feel he was a world champion.

From Johnny Bench

These guys were the best. They were the best at their positions and made playing the game easier. And at the same time it made it so much more enjoyable.

From Johnny Bench

I pulled cotton at 6 years old and worked on the peanut farm and paper route.

From Johnny Bench

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