Quotes About Baseball

We all pulled together at the right time, unfortunately, we were down 3-0 to the Yankees when we decided to do it, but we did it. And we shocked the world.

A young ballplayer looks on his first spring training trip as a stage struck young woman regards the theater.

You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys.

Born? Hell, Babe Ruth wasn't born. He fell from a tree.

Never trust a baserunner with a limp. Comes a base hit and you'll think he just got back from Lourdes.

I trust that I can hit a fastball, that I can hit any pitch they throw to me.

And when I retired, trust me, not only did Nolan Ryan, but the entire Ryan family had withdrawals from baseball. And it was tough.

Do you want to know the truth, or see me hit a few dingers?

Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game.

I eye Chuy like a pitcher in baseball does when a guy leads too far off base.

A sensational event was changing from the brown suit to the gray the contents of his pockets. He was earnest about these objects. They were of eternal importance, like baseball or the Republican Party.

The Maker of the universe with stars a hundred thousand light-years apart was interested, furious, and very personal about it if a small boy played baseball on Sunday afternoon.

My wife tells me one day, 'I think you love baseball more than me.' I say, 'Well, I guess that's true, but hey, I love you more than football and hockey.'

I would love to get back to the big leagues as a coach, possibly a manager. I would love that opportunity.

Baseball ought never be hurried. It is the only unhurried institution we have left, which is one reason, I think, we love it.

If you gave me a choice between being married and being a baseball player, that's a no-brainer. I would be married any day. I just love it.

My baseball career was a long, long initiation into a single secret: At the heart of all things is love.

I could ask the Phillies to keep me on to add to my statistics, but my love for the game won't let me do that.

The guy who says, 'I love the challenge of managing,' is one step from being out of a job. I don't welcome any challenge. I'd rather have nine guys named Robinson.

He's (Willie Stargell) such a big strong guy he should love that porch. He's got power enough to hit home runs in any park, including Yellowstone.

I was doing what I love to do: play baseball. Not going to complain about that.

If you don't love the Dodgers, there's a good chance you may not get into Heaven.

I love hitting-that's my favorite part of the game.

I always wanted to do a baseball book; I love baseball. The problem is that a very large part of my following is in non-baseball playing countries.