Sure, nice guys can win — if they're nice guys with a lot of talent. Nice guys with a little talent finish fourth, and nice guys with no talent finish last.

— Sandy Koufax In Koufax (1966)

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In Koufax (1966), p. 133; as quoted in "Koufax writes: 'Sure nice guys can win'" by Ed Rumill, The Christian Science Monitor (August 29, 1966) and Total Baseball : The Official Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball (2001) by John Thorn, p. 2468

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Sure, nice guys can win — if they're nice guys with a lot of talent. Nice guys with a little talent finish fourth, and nice guys with no talent finish last.

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