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Donning a glove for a backyard toss, or watching a ball game, or just reflecting upon our baseball days, we are players
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"Donning a glove for a backyard toss, or watching a ball game, or just reflecting upon our baseball days, we are players again, forever young"

- John Thorn

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This quote talks to the power of baseball to bring individuals together and to stimulate nostalgia. It suggests that no matter just how much time passes, baseball can bring us back to our childhood days when we were playing in the backyard with our good friends. The glove symbolizes the connection between the past and the present, and the act of wearing it is a tip of the joy and innocence of youth. The quote likewise suggests that baseball is ageless, and that it can bring us back to a simpler time when we were carefree and complete of life. Baseball is a game that can bring us together, no matter our age, and it can bring us back to our childhood days when we were all gamers once again, permanently young.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by John Thorn somewhere between April 17, 1947 and today. He/she was a famous Historian from USA. The author also have 31 other quotes.

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