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"Dale may be the only guy I know who could call 24 guys in one locker room a good friend." - Don Sutton
"He's one of the toughest guys I've ever pitched to." - Nolan Ryan
"I can't imagine Joe DiMaggio was a better all-around player than Dale Murphy." - Nolan Ryan
"I don't challenge Murphy, even if he's 0 for 20. Not him, not ever." - Mario Soto
"I'd say he is probably the best all-around player in either league, probably the most valuable . . . in baseball right now." - Hank Aaron
"If you can't be impressed by Murph, you can't be impressed. What really impresses me is how he started out as a catcher a few years back and ends up in center field with a Gold Glove. You've got to appreciate that kind of talent." - Andre Dawson
"If you could improve Andre Dawson, he would be Dale Murphy." - Jerry Royster
"If you're a coach, you want him as a player, If your a father, you want him as a son. If your a woman, you want him as a husband. If you're a kid, you want him as a father. What else can you say about the guy?" - Joe Torre
"It would be a different team without him. I don't think there would be too many people watching us play." - Zane Smith
"I've never known anyone like him. God only makes one like Dale every 50 years." - Chuck Tanner
"Just look at him over there, Doesn't drink, doesn't smoke, doesn't take greenies, nicest guy you'd ever want to meet, hits the hell out of the ball, hustles like crazy, plays a great center field and isn't trying to get anything from anybody...Doesn't he just make you sick?" - Terry Forster
"Last year he was our league's most valuable player. And this year he may be the most improved player in the league. What does that make him?" - George Bamberger
"The best player I've seen since Willie Mays." - Billy Connors
"The guys respect him. He's more than Most Valuable Player - he's the Most Valuable Person." - Jerry Royster
"The only way to stop him is to throw him balls. Throw away, away, away. Even then he might hurt you." - LaMarr Hoyt
"There's no doubt he's a great hitter who will get his home runs and RBIs, but the best thing about him is he also plays a great center field. In this age of specialization, when you get some guys who can steal, some who can hit, and some who can field, it's nice to see a guy who can play all the facets." - Ron Darling
"These days, anytime one of my pitchers keeps Murphy in the ball park, I pat 'em on the fanny" - Pete Rose
"What's really special about him is that he knows how to run the bases. He gets up his speed, and he knows what his capabilities are. If he tries for a base, you know he's going to make it." - Hank Aaron
"When Murphy hits a ball in Georgia, I get the idea it might land in Florida" - Grant Jackson
"You can put him in a class with a Mays and an Aaron because he can beat you with his glove, and he can beat you with a home run." - Joe Torre
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