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In baseball, you can hit 40 home runs on a single-A-league team and never get paid a thing. But in a hedge fund, you get paid on your batting average. So you go to the worst league you can find, where there's the least competition.
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"In baseball, you can hit 40 home runs on a single-A-league team and never get paid a thing. But in a hedge fund, you get paid on your batting average. So you go to the worst league you can find, where there's the least competition."
— Julian Robertson #sportscompetition

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In baseball, you can hit 40 home runs on a single-A-league team and never get paid a thing. But in a hedge fund, you get paid on your batting average. So you go to the worst league you can find, where there's the least competition. — Julian Robertson

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Julian Robertson was a Businessman from United Kingdom (1969–present).

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This quote is attributed to Julian Robertson, a Businessman from United Kingdom.
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Julian Robertson lived from 1969 – present.
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