Quotes from Brooks Robinson

I'm a guy who just wanted to see his name in the lineup everyday. To me, baseball was a passion to the point of obsession.

Associate with those who help you believe in yourself.

I could field as long as I can remember, but hitting has been a struggle all my life.

It's a pretty sure thing that the player's bat is what speaks loudest when it's contract time, but there are moments when the glove has the last word.

Take time to thank everyone who has helped you along the way.

I'm a Major League 3rd Baseman. If you want to go play in parking lot, I'm suppose to stop the ball.

If your not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job.

If your're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job.

Fifty years from now I'll be just three inches of type in a record book.

I've always said when I broke in I was an average player. I had an average arm, average speed and definitely an average bat. I am still average in all of those.

I'll play out the string and leave baseball without a tear. A man can't play games his whole life.

This is my best time of the year (spring training). Heck, once the season starts, I go to work.

Pocahontas was the reason the Virginia colony didn't disappear, unlike some earlier attempts.

Whether you want to or not, you do serve as a role model. People will always put more faith in baseball players than anyone else.