Quotes from Dizzy Dean

Mr. Rickey, I'll put more people in the park than anybody since Babe Ruth.

It ain't braggin' if you really done it.

I was blessed with a strong arm and a weak mind.

The good Lord was good to me. He gave me a strong body, a good right arm, and a weak mind.

The doctors x-rayed my head and found nothing.

Anybody who's ever had the privilege of seeing me play knows that I am the greatest pitcher in the world.

If you can do it, it ain't braggin'... it's a matter of self-confidence. I got where I did because I wasn't no shrinking violet.

They X-rayed my head and found nothing.

I can't tell you why there's a delay, but stick your head out of the window and you'll know why.

Let the teachers learn the kids English. Ol' Diz will learn the kids baseball.

Let the teachers teach English and I will teach baseball. There is a lot of people in the United States who say isn't, and they ain't eating.

He (Branch Rickey) must think I went to the Massachesetts Constitution of Technology.

If Satch (Paige) and I were pitching on the same team, we would clinch the pennant by July fourth and go fishing until World Series time.

I won twenty-eight games in thirty-five and I couldn't believe my eyes when the Cards sent me a contract with a cut in salary. Mr Rickey said I deserved a cut because I didn't win thirty games.

Practice, work hard, and give it everything you have.

I ain't what I used to be, but who the hell is?

All ballplayers want to wind up their careers with the Cubs, Giants or Yankees. They just can't help it.

It ain't bragging if you can do it.

I only went to the third grade because my father only went to the fourth and I didn't want to pass him.

Son, what kind of pitch would you like to miss.

I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got to know, I keep in my head.

The doctors x-rayed my head and found nothing.

Practice, work hard and give it everything you've got.