I heard all the black people buzzing about this man in Brooklyn named Jackie Robinson. I asked who he was and they told me. Right then, I said, 'I want to play for the Dodgers someday.' That was my childhood dream.
"As player"
*Los Angeles Dodgers (–)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (–)
*Montreal Expos
*Los Angeles Dodgers (–)
"As manager"
*Seattle Mariners (–)
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*7× Major League Baseball All-Star Game/All-Star (1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)/1961–1963 Major League Baseball All-Star Game/1963, 1965 Major League Baseball All-Star Game/1965, 1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game/1966)
*3× World Series champion (, , )
*NL MVP (1962)
*2× Gold Glove Award (1961, 1962)
*MLB All-Star Game MVP (1962)
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"Maurice Morning Wills" (born October 2, 1932) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. The switch-hitter is best remembered for his years with the Los Angeles Dodgers (–, –), but he also played with the Pittsburgh Pirates (–) and Montreal Expos (1969). He was an essential component of the Dodgers' championship teams in the mid-1960s, and is credited for reviving the stolen base as part of baseball strategy.
More Maury Wills on Wikipedia.I had given up my dream of going to be with the Dodgers ... I just wanted to be the best I could be as a minor leaguer. [Bragan] restored my drive, my passion, my dream to go to the big leagues, and I've loved him every since.
He's without a doubt the No. 1 male in my life, ... I was a longtime minor leaguer going nowhere. I could do a lot of things like run, throw and field, but I was afraid of the curveball. ... He made me a switch-hitter.
We played in the Coliseum then, that had over 94,000 people. Prior to that, the biggest crowd I played in front of was about 1,500. And if you can imagine the sound of 94,000 people chanting 'Go, go, go Maury go,' I knew I had a home.
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