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Catfish Hunter Quotes: Top 5

One of the professional baseball players known as Catfish’s real name was James Augustus Hunter. Most people know him as Catfish Hunter. He was born on April 8, 1946, but died on September 9, 1999.

He has previously pitched for the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees.

In terms of his career, he was the first pitcher to win 200 games in his career since 1915.

Catfish Hunter
Catfish Hunter baseball player Source: Society for American

He is also considered baseball’s first big-money free agent, having played on five World Series championship teams.

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Hunter was forced to quit in 1979 due to severe arm difficulties.

He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987.

He died after being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s illness.

Now, check out his top 5 inspirational quotations.

“The distinction between God and Reggie Jackson is that God does not consider himself to be Reggie Jackson.”Hunter of Catfish

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Catfish Hunter playing baseball Source: Baseball Hall

“The light doesn’t always shine on the same dog’s ass.”Hunter of Catfish

“Winning doesn’t mean everything. The desire to win is.” Hunter of Catfish

“I had some North Carolina friends here who had never seen a homer, so I gave them a couple.”Hunter of Catfish

“I enjoyed it better the bigger the game was.”

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I wasn’t about to show my excitement to anyone. I approached each game in the same manner.

“One pitch at a time, one hitter at a time.” Hunter of Catfish