Mickey Rivers Quotes

• Ain't no sense worryin' about the things you got control over, 'cause if you got control over 'em, ain't no sense worryin'. And ain't no sense worryin' about the things you don't got control over, 'cause if you don't got control over 'em, ain't no sense worryin'.

  Mickey Rivers

  Baseball, Worry, African American

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• I don't get upset over things I can control, because if I can control them there's no sense in getting upset. And I don't get upset over things I can't control, because if I can't control them there's no sense in getting upset.

  Mickey Rivers

  Upset, Ifs, I Can

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• My goals are to hit .300, score 100 runs, and stay injury-prone.

  Mickey Rivers

  Running, Goal, Injury

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• Your first name's white, your second is Hispanic, and your third belongs to a black. No wonder you don't know who you are.

  Mickey Rivers

  Names, White, Black

  "Reggie Jackson has found serenity, but he can still cause quite a stir", www.si.com. July 5, 2012.

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• Out of what... a thousand?

  Mickey Rivers

  Yankees, New York Yankees, Thousand

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• What was the name of that dog on "Rin Tin Tin"?

  Mickey Rivers

  Funny, Dog, Names

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• We'll do all right if we can capitalize on our mistakes.

  Mickey Rivers

  Mistake, Ifs

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• Don't worry about things that you have no control over, because you have no control over them. Don't worry about things that you have control over, because you have control over them.

  Mickey Rivers

  Life, Worry, Advice

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• Me and George and Billy are two of a kind.

  Mickey Rivers

  Two, Kind

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• He's so ugly. When you walked by him, your pants wrinkle. He made fly balls curve foul.

  Mickey Rivers

  Wrinkles, Curves, Balls

  "My MLB All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium Commemorative Interview with Mickey Rivers". Interview with Dave Hollander, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 23, 2008.

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• I like playing on this team. We actually been doin' real good. Got a different mix here. Most important thing is you gotta keep pickin' up in paces. That's why we're playing contentious play. We got top names, guys can still hit in the majors, guys been out of the game hittin' the ball, shockin' it. Don't have no old, old guys. Not sayin' they don't get a good job done. Fact is, they've been vice versa. So that's incentive right there. It's been a plus.

  Mickey Rivers

  Jobs, Real, Team

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• I was brought up in Florida, so there isn't much difference between playing there and playing here. The climax are about the same.

  Mickey Rivers

  Florida, Differences, Climax

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• The first thing you do when you get out to center field is put up your finger and check the wind chill factor.

  Mickey Rivers

  Wind, Fields, Firsts

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• I might have to commute. You know, left field, DH, wherever.

  Mickey Rivers

  Might, Fields, Knows

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• Pitching is 80% of the game and the other half is hitting and fielding.

  Mickey Rivers

  Funny, Basketball, Stupid

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• Ain't no sense worrying about the things you got control over 'cause if you got control over 'em, ain't no sense worrying. Ain't no sense worrying about the things you got no control over 'cause if you got no control over 'em, ain't no sense worrying.

  Mickey Rivers

  Worry, Ems, Causes

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• You'd better stop readin' and writin' and start hittin' !

  Mickey Rivers

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• These guys are so old they're eligible for meals on wheels.

  Mickey Rivers

  Guy, Meals, Wheels

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• It was so cold today that I saw a dog chasing a cat, and the dog was walking.

  Mickey Rivers

  Dog, Cat, Animal

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