Quotes About Baseball

No player in baseball history worked harder, suffered more, or did it better than Andre Dawson. Hes the best Ive ever seen.

If I get two strikes, I'll go to a pitch maybe that will help induce that a little bit.

The game (baseball)was a custom of his clan, and it gave outlet for the homicidal and sides-taking instincts which Babbitt called "patriotism" and "love of sport."

Football's another sport I absolutely despise. Along with baseball. Really, for me, basketball's the only real sport, the only one that matters.

My major league debut came at old Busch Stadium on Grand Avenue in St. Louis against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

I hope the car they (Sport Magazine who awarded it to the World Series MVP) give him (Brooks Robinson) has an extra large glove box.

If there was ever a man born to be a hitter it was me.

When we played softball, I'd steal second base, feel guilty and go back.

Baseball it is said is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all holes or games are created equal.

Amazing strength, amazing power - he (Ron Swoboda) can grind the dust out of the bat. He will be great, super even wonderful. Now, if he can only learn to catch a fly ball.

I love sharing my knowledge of hitting with others. Now coaches and players at all levels can learn my systematic approach to hitting a baseball with more consistency, mental strength and accuracy.

Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher.

Yankee pitchers have had great success this year against Cabrera when they get him out.

Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them in the right frame of mind then the manager is a success.

Congratulations to Alex Rodriguez on his 660th home run, milestones in baseball are meant to be broken and I wish him continued success throughout his career.

The secret of success in pitching lies in getting a job with the Yankees.

Trying to sneak a pitch past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak a sunrise past a rooster.

Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster.

A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That's why no boy from a rich family has ever made the big leagues.

A ball player's got to be kept hungry to become a big-leaguer. That's why no boy from a rich family ever made the big leagues.

The phrase 'off with the crack of the bat', while romantic, is really meaningless, since the outfielder should be in motion long before he hears the sound of the ball meeting the bat.

Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out.

I went through baseball as 'a player to be named later.'

One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.