When I Was In Birmingham I Used To Go To A Place Called Redwood Field. I Used To Get There For A Two O'clock Game. Where Can You Make This Kind Of Money Playing Sports? It Was Just A Pleasure To Go Out And Enjoy Myself And Get Paid For It. - SearchQuotes

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When I was in Birmingham I used to go to a place called Redwood Field. I used to get there for a two o'clock game. Where can you make this kind of money playing sports? It was just a pleasure to go out and enjoy myself and get paid for it.

Willie Mays

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