Quotes About Pete Rose

I bet on baseball in 1987 and 1988.

I remember one time I asked Pete Rose, I was on first base, I said, "Pete why did you..." -- he fouled off about fifteen, and I could tell that he wasn't even trying to put them in play. He said he called it "sending the fans souvenirs" because he didn't like the guy on the mound.

Who do you think I am, Pete Rose? I don't bet. I come from a long line of compulsive gamblers. Gambling scares me.

I don't go to bed every night worried about getting back into baseball.

You can't interview Pete Rose and not ask about betting on the Reds and being banned from baseball.

WWE asked me to be in the Hall of Fame, and I turned it down. You know why? They put Pete Rose in the wrestling Hall of Fame. This guy can't even get into his own Hall of Fame.

When I think about it, if somebody was to pass Pete Rose's record just playing in Japan, that would be a bigger accomplishment because of the few games they play over there.

Pete Rose is the most likable arrogant person I've ever met.

If baseball wants to get you, they've got enough resources and enough investigators that they'll find a way to get you.

No player or manager has greater respect for the umpires than I do, and I have demonstrated that over the years.

Pete Rose may not make the Hall of Fame, but a statue of him is going to be erected outside the Cincinnati Reds ballpark.

I came to Vegas because I work 20 days a month here; I couldn't live anywhere else.

Baseball and the players association have rules. If you stay within the rules - which say that you can play while you're appealing - I don't see what anyone would be in arms about.

If Pete Rose brings the Reds in first, they ought to bronze him and put him in cement.