Jim's Favorite Famous Quote, Quip, Axiom, and Maxim Repository
William Lee
Bill “The Spaceman” Lee.
| Born | December 28, 1946 Burbank, California |
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Eccentric lefthanded pitcher for the Boston Red Sox (1969-1978) and the Montreal Expos (1979-1982). Won 17 games three straight seasons (1973-75), and finished with a career record of 119-90 and an earned run average of 3.62.
The repository contains three quotes from Bill “The Spaceman” Lee.
I think about the cosmic snowball theory. A few million years from now the sun will burn out and lose its gravitational pull. The earth will turn into a giant snowball and be hurled through space. When that happens it won’t matter if I get this guy out.
The other day they asked me about mandatory drug testing. I said I believed in drug testing a long time ago. All through the sixties I tested everything.
Discussing the possibility that his former team, the Montreal Expos, may move to Washington:
The only way I’m coming to Washington is if I am elected. And if I do, I will paint the White House pink and turn it into a Mexican restaurant.
