Roger Angell Quotes

The great thing about catchers is that they do a lot of different things, and they’re basically overlooked.

– Roger Angell

Once I could persuade these guys that all I wanted to hear from them was what they did – Tell me what you do – once you can persuade someone that this is all you’re after, you can’t shut them up because we’re all fascinated by what we do.

– Roger Angell

I knew I wasn’t a baseball writer. I was scared to death. I really was afraid to talk to players, and I didn’t want to go into the press box because I thought I was faking it.

– Roger Angell

I’ve been lucky. I’ve met a lot of baseball people, and I’ve learned to value people who talk – people who talk well and in long sentences and even long paragraphs.

– Roger Angell

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