Frank Duffin seems to be full of famous quotes. Teacher I am sure
you will appreciate this one.
I was in contract negotiations with WJA during 1981 and at the
end of Ft Pierce season, 'good old Frankie' came to
Ft Pierce. During one of the last performances of the season I
am called to the PM office and there sat Duffin. We start talking
numbers again, he points to a pair of broken reading glasses on
the desk and tells me:
"Babe, I cannot even buy me new glasses so how can I give
you more money?"
And the most memorable quote I ever heard during my Jai Alai life:
"Lo que sale de aqui, lo perdeis aqui"
Translation to follow but let me set up the moment.
This was 1978.
Ft Pierce Jai Alai locker room. Alfredo Garcia talking to a room
full of players.
There was about 20 of us, all first timers to the US.
We all had been summoned to practice on our day off and ordered
to stay in the locker room until 'THE SPEECH'. Alfredo
was furious.
Ranting and raving like only he could.
He yelled for about 30 minutes and then came 'the moment'
when he said:
"What comes out of here (pointing at his crotch), you lose
it here (hitting his legs)".
I guess all of us had been partying a little to much and enjoying
all the groupies (sorry ladies) and our performances on the court
showed it.
