It's a wonderful feeling to be a bridge to the past and to unite generations. The sport of baseball does that, and I am just a part of it.
Interpretation
This quote highlights the nostalgic connection that baseball creates between generations. It emphasizes the joy of being part of a tradition that links the past with the present.
Vin Scully expresses the profound impact that baseball has in bridging the gap between different generations. By feeling like a 'bridge to the past', he acknowledges how the sport carries the memories and experiences of those who came before, allowing current and future fans to connect with their history and heritage. This sense of unity across time enriches the experience of those involved in the sport and showcases the communal aspect of baseball as part of cultural tradition.
In practice
During a speech at a baseball hall of fame induction.
The game is just one long conversation, and I'm anticipating that, and I will say things like 'Did you know that?' or 'You're probably wondering why.' I'm really just conversing rather than just doing play-by-play. I never thought of myself as having a style. I don't use key words. And the best thing I do? I shut up.
That really is my trademark. Day to day, week in, week out. If something happens and the crowd roars, I shut up.
Don't let the winds blow your dreams away... or steal your faith in God.
As long as you live keep smiling because it brightens everybody's day.
In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happenedβ¦
Almost all of us growing up have played baseball on some level. It has an inside track with people. It has a unifying effect.
Rugby is a hooligans game played by gentlemen.
You know the marathon in my country is just exceptional. It's like soccer in England. If England win the world cup and Ethiopia win the marathon - it's the same.
I played everything. I played lacrosse, baseball, hockey, soccer, track and field. I was a big believer that you played hockey in the winter and when the season was over you hung up your skates and you played something else.
Basketball can serve as a kind of metaphor for ultimate cooperation. It is a sport where success, as symbolized by the championship, requires that the dictates of community prevail over selfish impulses.
Tennis is the loneliest sport.
The only thing wrong with the NBA - or any other professional sport, for that matter - is a wild epidemic of Dumbness and overweening Greed. There is no Mystery about it, and no need to change any rules.
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