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7.19.22 | 92nd MLB ALL STAR GAME ☆ Clayton Kershaw starts his first All Star Game in Los Angeles 

Right before the inning, I just stepped on the back of the mound for a second and kind of looked around, which I usually never do, and that was cool. It kind of calmed everything down for me and then I had a lot of fun. I had a lot of fun pitching, which usually I don’t have a lot of fun until we win. It was actually a lot of fun today to be out there. The crowd was awesome. I can’t say enough good things about Dodger fans, people in LA in general. Just how much these last few days–how much they wanted me to do this. It meant a lot to me, so that was really cool.

I think as I’ve gotten older and understanding moments like these are unique and just kind of understanding that it’s not gonna happen again. And so I think that was a lot of it too. Knowing that I’m not ever going to start an All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium ever again. It was just really cool for me to take that all in at once. 

Because it was at Dodger Stadium I think that’s why I wanted to do it so much. This place means a lot to me. I’ve had a lot of great times here. I’ve had some rough times here too but overall I think this place is just super special for me. To get to do this here more than anything is why it was so special.

(What did you think when you looked up?)

“I have learned more about love, selflessness and human understanding from the people I have met in this great adventure in the world of AIDS than I ever did in the cutthroat, competitive world in which I spent my life.”

musical films meme: soundtracks (15/25) → west side story (1961)

∟ starring natalie wood, richard beymer, rita moreno, russ tamblyn and george chakiris // music by leonard bernstein // lyrics by stephen sondheim