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I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts.

I was pretty hot-tempered all through school. I remember my high school basketball coach telling me: 'Boy, if you don't learn to control that temper, you're gonna kill somebody.'

I know I lost my temper, but I tried to be human along the way.

Sooner or later you learn that you belong in the big leagues, and that makes you calm down.

I still have a temper, I suppose.

It was so difficult for the fans to understand my problems with baseball.

I lost my temper on stage.

An awful lot has been written about my temper.

I wasn't ever good enough to be on the baseball team and that sort of stuff.

I was very fortunate to play sports. All the anger in me went out. I had to do what I had to do. If you stay angry all the time, then you really don't have a good life.