The Neil McCauley “A Book about Metals” Award for Best Line from the Movie
"You're killing me, Smalls"; "Everybody gets one chance to do something great"; "Heroes get remembered, but legends never die"; "Baseball was life. And I was good at it."; "L7 weenie"; "We're clearly dealing with a superior intelligence here"
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- 'You're killing me, Smalls' became the iconic quote and is still a thing.
- The Babe Ruth dream pep talk ('Everybody gets one chance to do something great') and 'Heroes get remembered, but legends never die' are chosen. — Mallory Rubin
- Mr. Myrtle's 'Baseball was life. And I was good at it' could come from The Natural. — Mallory Rubin
- Two more: the L7 weenie line, meaning a square, which was baffling as a child without Google; and 'We're clearly dealing with a superior intelligence here' about the beast.
- Being compared to an Oscar Meyer or Dodger dog would be a compliment.