The MMOB Daily Quote - Harmon Killebrew

Harmon Clayton Killebrew (born June 29, 1936)

I always picture Harmon Killebrew as a monster of a man who swung tree trunks instead of regular baseball bats. He seemed bigger than life, and until the advent of the "steroid era" he epitomized the kind of home run crusher that ruled baseball. In real life, he's actually only 5'11" and 210 pounds, but he looms much larger through the magic of memory!

After amassing some impressive number over 21 years in the majors, all but one of them with the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins organization, Harmon was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.

For a little video on Mr. Killebrew, check out his HOF Bio available from AOL Video.

And now, some quotes from Harmon to get us going on a Monday morning.

"Anything that harms the integrity of the game is terrible. We always thought we were immune to drugs in baseball, but we know that's not true anymore."

"I didn't have evil intentions, but I guess I did have power."

"It's very disappointing... Anything that harms the integrity of the game is terrible. We always thought we were immune to drugs in baseball, but we know that's not true anymore. "

"My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, 'You're tearing up the grass'; 'We're not raising grass,' Dad would reply. 'We're raising boys.'"

Cheers! - Jason