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The voice I have now, I got the first time I sang in a movement meeting, after I got out of jail... and I'd never heard it before in my life.


Bernice Johnson Reagon

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RAFER JOHNSON I listened to all types of music, and obviously when I got to Seattle I was very much aware of the m...
RANDY JOHNSON Tiger Woods, Larry Bird, Wayne Gretzky, a pitcher just before a game, I would imagine they all have ...
RANDY JOHNSON I would think flying would be pretty cool. You would be able to fly away from all your enemies and g...
RANDY JOHNSON It's hard to mix with a crowd when you're walking down the hallway and everybody else is a f...
RANDY JOHNSON I'm tired of people questioning me because of my age. If you looked at my numbers and watched me...
RANDY JOHNSON When you win, you want more of it. You can't win enough.
RANDY JOHNSON I had a long conversation with Steve Carlton. He told me that on the days he pitched, he felt it was...
RANDY JOHNSON I threw a lot of balls and walked a lot of batters. Not something I'm proud of, but something I ...
RANDY JOHNSON I've refined my mechanics, refined my pitches. I've gotten more confidence, and I've got...
RANDY JOHNSON The word 'potential' used to hang over me like a cloud.
RANDY JOHNSON I expect to win. I've never been content with anything I've ever done.
RANDY JOHNSON People who say they're not nervous - I would be kind of curious to see how successful you are at...
RANDY JOHNSON When you can throw 97 miles an hour and put the ball over the plate anytime you want, it's fun.
RANDY JOHNSON Maybe I've lost a little, but I think everyone does over time. People have been writing that I&#...
RANDY JOHNSON I learned a lot from not having success, and realizing when you do have success, how hard it is to m...
RANDY JOHNSON The definition of swagger, in my opinion, is you have to have that arrogance, that confidence that y...
KEYSHAWN JOHNSON While waiting for a Moses to lead us into the promised land, we have forgotten how to walk.
WENDELL JOHNSON I throw as hard as I can when I think I have to throw as hard as I can.
WALTER JOHNSON Can I throw harder than Joe Wood? Listen mister, no man alive can throw any harder than Smokey Joe W...
WALTER JOHNSON You can't hit what you can't see.
WALTER JOHNSON