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An eye on the ball: Tony Gwynn never lost focus on value of self-study; eight-time National League batting champ strived for perfection at the plate.(Statistical Data Included)
HIS VISION WAS EXTRAORDINARY in the beginning, testing out in spring training every year at 20-10. But then it was 20-15, a decrease alarming enough to Tony Gwynn that he laughingly admits to cheating on eye exams by memorizing the bottom line of the chart. Very resourceful fellow.
Actually, he tried eyeglasses during batting practices around 1994 or so. Somewhere out there, he suspects, he fears, are baseball cards with him in spectacles.
"I couldn't stand wearing them," Gwynn says. "I looked like a dork."
His hands are smallish, tiny really, considering the feats they've produced and awards they've held. One of them alone couldn't grip a ...
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