Roger Angell's Quotes
Born: 1920-09-19
Profession: Writer
Nation: American
Biography of Roger Angell
The great thing about catchers is that they do a lot of different things, and they're basically overlooked.
Tags: Basically, Great, OverlookedI 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.
Tags: Baseball, Death, ThoughtI'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.
Tags: Baseball, Learned, TalkOnce 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.
Tags: After, Someone, Wanted