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Daily Inspiration Quote by Shemar Moore

"I loved running. I can catch everything in the outfield. I could throw people out from the fence"

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There is something disarmingly old-school about this brag: it is less Hollywood polish than backyard certainty. Shemar Moore frames himself not as a “natural talent” in the vague, celebrity-profile sense, but as a specific kind of athlete with a specific kind of authority: the outfielder who erases other people’s hopes. “I loved running” is the emotional engine, the pure kinetic pleasure that makes the rest believable. Then he stacks the proof in escalating images: catch everything, then throw people out “from the fence.” It’s not just competence; it’s range, precision, and a little intimidation.

The subtext is identity-building. For an actor whose career trades on physical charisma and competence (think the dependable-action-hero vibe), this is a way of grounding that persona in a pre-fame skill set. Outfield defense is also a revealing choice. It’s a position that can look quiet until it suddenly isn’t; you spend most of the time waiting, reading, tracking, then you’re required to deliver one clean, decisive moment. That’s acting, stripped down: preparation disguised as ease, and then the throw.

Contextually, it taps a familiar American narrative of legitimacy. Athletic ability functions like a cultural credential, a way to say: I wasn’t manufactured. I earned this confidence on a field where results are public and immediate. Even the slightly impossible “catch everything” works because it’s not a stat line; it’s swagger, the language of someone remembering the version of himself who felt unstoppable.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Moore, Shemar. (2026, January 16). I loved running. I can catch everything in the outfield. I could throw people out from the fence. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-loved-running-i-can-catch-everything-in-the-89995/

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Moore, Shemar. "I loved running. I can catch everything in the outfield. I could throw people out from the fence." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-loved-running-i-can-catch-everything-in-the-89995/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I loved running. I can catch everything in the outfield. I could throw people out from the fence." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-loved-running-i-can-catch-everything-in-the-89995/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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Shemar Moore (born April 20, 1970) is a Actor from USA.

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