From Boston Sunday Globe:
“My eyes need Band-Aids because I’ve been crying so much,’’ he said. “You think of all the people who said he was too small (5'10"), too slow, couldn’t throw, couldn’t hit with power. I never doubted him because I looked at his heart, not his size.’’ - Nava's dad
Joe Castiglione (Red Sox announcer) sat Nava down in the clubhouse and shared a story he learned from Chuck Tanner of the Milwaukee Braves, who hit a home run in his first career at-bat on April 12, 1955. His message: “Swing at the first pitch,’’ Castiglione said, “because you’ll never get it back.’’
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