We are all so close. We are godfather to each others' kids. I was the best man at Jesus' wedding.
- Juan Marichal
Best, Best Man, Each, Godfather
I faced Gibson many times and faced Sandy Koufax three times.
- Juan Marichal
Sandy, Times, Gibson, Koufax
There is no way to have a strong arm if you don't throw enough.
- Juan Marichal
Strong, Enough, Throw, Arm
The only way you preserve pitching arms is throwing; that makes the arm stronger.
- Juan Marichal
Stronger, Only, Throwing, Arm
But when I stopped facing Sandy, I had to face Don Drysdale. No one on my team wanted to face him.
- Juan Marichal
Had, Stopped, Facing, Sandy
You had to pitch in and out. The zone didn't belong to the hitters; it belonged to the pitchers. Today, if you pitch too far inside, the umpire would stop you right there. I don't think it's fair.
- Juan Marichal
Think, Belong, Pitchers, Hitters
My manager said it would more effective against left-handed hitters. It seemed to me that was impossible to do without the high leg kick, which I started that day.
- Juan Marichal
Manager, Which, Seemed, Hitters
Those days were very tough. All my teammates are white, and it was a different time. I couldn't go out to eat with the white players; I had to wait until someone brought something out to the bus. We couldn't stay in the same hotels.
- Juan Marichal
Wait, Bus, Very, Hotels
We used to look at Felipe as our guiding man that we listened to.
- Juan Marichal
Man, Used, Guiding, Listened
If you are used to going five innings and then go six or seven, you won't have your good stuff. They need to start that from the minor leagues and give pitchers strong arms.
- Juan Marichal
Strong, Give, Pitchers, Arms
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