Ozzie Smith
Ozzie Smith
Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smithis a retired American baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseballfor the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals from 1978 to 1996. Nicknamed "The Wizard" for his defensive brilliance, Smith set major league records for career assistsand double playsby a shortstop, as well as the National Leaguerecord with 2,511 career games at the position; Smith won the NL Gold Glove Award for play at shortstop for 13 consecutive seasons. A 15-time All-Star, he accumulated 2,460...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth26 December 1954
CountryUnited States of America
Electronically, we can go anywhere we want. It helps to break up the monotony of the classroom.
There are some guys that come off bad, but sometimes those people need you to come off like that. Sometimes they force you to come off like that, because you may tell them four or five times to go on, and they'll come back with their cap turned backwards and try again. Those are all tricks of the trade.
When I'm in my groove there is no thinking. Everything just happens.
As I was in the air, the ball took a bad hop and caromed behind me, but I was able to catch it with my bare hand. I hit the ground, bounced back up, and threw Burroughs out at first.
No one paid attention to my offense. So having 2,000 hits is one of the things that is an accomplishment.