Success Quote by Roger Clemens

Clemens is selling a particular kind of baseball myth: not the lone ace dominating hitters, but the communal rush of a place and a week where the sport feels like a small republic. Omaha isn’t just a location here; it’s a rite of passage, a proving ground that turns college players into public property for a brief, intoxicating stretch. By leading with “the people there are tremendous,” he nods to the College World Series’ defining feature: it’s one of the few major baseball stages where the crowd, not the brand, is the main attraction. “Huge crowds” and “a lot of excitement” reads like scoreboard language, but it’s really about validation - the sense that what you’re doing matters because strangers care loudly.

The pivot to memory is the emotional payload. “I still remember those days” signals nostalgia, but also credibility: he’s framing himself as someone who lived the same sweaty bus-ride version of the dream as today’s kids. Then comes the quiet thesis: winning is a social technology. “You make a lot of friends” isn’t incidental; championships forge instant intimacy, the kind built on shared pressure and a common story that can be retold forever. “Never forget” turns victory into lifelong identity.

Context matters: Clemens’ pro legacy is complicated, so this quote leans into the cleanest, most culturally lovable version of baseball - amateur stakes, civic hospitality, team-first sentiment. It’s reputation laundering, sure, but it works because it’s also true: Omaha is where baseball’s future briefly feels wholesome, loud, and human-sized.