Quotes from Bob Gibson

My pitching philosophy is simple. I believe in getting the ball over the plate and not walking a lot of men.

Fishing is one of the greatest things that you can do, it has the power to relax you like nothing else and there's nothing quite like the thrill of the catch.

In a world filled with hate, prejudice, and protest, I find that I too am filled with hate, prejudice, and protest.

A great catch is like watching girls go by. The last one you see is always the prettiest.

When I was playing I never wished I was doing anything else. I think being a professional athlete is the finest thing a man can do.

The basis of intimidation as I practiced it was mystery. I wanted the hitter to know nothing about me.

Nobody has won thirty games in a season since Denny McLain did it in 1968. No other pitcher has drunk as many Pepsi-Colas, broken as many team rules, or played the organ as famously as McLain did. And there has never been another World Series game in which both starting pitchers had won the Cy Young and Most Valuable Player awards that year.

McLain this early in the game? It was a loaded

Why do I have to be an example for your kid? You be an example for your own kid.