There are a lot of people who influenced me, nurtured me, helped me along the way. But I can just recall looking back, the first time I got my baseball glove. Put it on the wrong hand, all those kind of things. - Quotes, Quotations & Sayings by Dave Winfield

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There are a lot of people who influenced me, nurtured me, helped me along the way. But I can just recall looking back, the first time I got my baseball glove. Put it on the wrong hand, all those kind of things.

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Dave Winfield

Date of birth: 1951-10-03

Quotes number: 23

Nationality: American

Profession: Athlete

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