Baseball Quotes

I was born to play baseball.

— Roberto Clemente

Baseball's a crazy game.

— Kyle Schwarber

I'm gonna let him hit one.

— Denny McLain

He bats like a lightning rod.

— W. P. Kinsella

“That's the way baseball go.”

— Ron Washington

Hit them where they ain't.

— Willie Keeler

Nobody did nothin' to nobody.

— Yogi Berra

Swing at the strikes.

— Yogi Berra

Pitching is the art of instilling fear.

— Sandy Koufax

Knuckleball pitching is a very small fraternity.

— Tim Wakefield

You can't get to second base keeping one foot on first.

— Hannah Whitall Smith

You better be looking for another pitcher.

— Jeff Cooper

Austin Trout is just a name to me. He beat Cotto, so what?

— Jermall Charlo

Son, it ain't the water cooler that's striking you out.

— Casey Stengel

Baseball is like any sport. It's mostly instincts.

— Colin Cowherd

You hit .350 you're a leader. You hit .250 and you're not.

— Mickey Mantle

I think that baseball games are like soap operas. If you watch five in a row, you know enough to get hooked.

— Jennifer Garner

I didn't know if I could make it to the big leagues without going through Triple-A.

— Matt Kemp

I don't want anybody to panic. I'm not pitching. I'm just throwing out the first ball.

— Phil Niekro

I don't wish I did anything differently. The most important thing to me was to play baseball.

— Eddie Murray

“baseball should be played for the love of the game and not the almighty dollar. I”

— Lori Wilde

You know, baseball's not stupid. Baseball does what the fans want, usually.

— Pete Rose

Baseball continues, life continues, and I have to continue to work.

— Carlos Ruiz

Everybody kind of perceives me as being angry. It's not anger, it's motivation.

— Roger Clemens

The Red Sox are a curious thing because so much here is media driven. You can't go fire half your scouts here…

— Michael Lewis

You know the only thing for me, obviously the routine was completely different, but I had plenty of time getting loose. I…

— Clayton Kershaw

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

— Joe DiMaggio

I can't think of a recent baseball song except John Fogerty's Centerfield. It's very difficult to write a baseball song that pleases…

— Garth Brooks

No. 1, these guys out here on this field. They keep my energy level up. They try hard, they don't complain about…

— Frank Robinson

I don't know where the loyalty lies in baseball. You really don't have to protect each other much, unless there's like a…

— Anonymous

Being Captain of the Dodgers meant representing an organization committed to winning and trying to keep it going. We could have won…

— Pee Wee Reese

MLB has become overly active, actively involved in the game, the on-the-field game. They're trying to run the game the way they…

— Paul Quantrill

“Ted Williams hit 17 career grand slams. He is the toughest batter to get out in major league history. It was never…

— Tucker Elliot

I enjoy my solo career because I get to play smaller places like clubs and theaters, and the interaction with the audience…

— Joe Walsh

I know better than anyone else that my time is near. I've had a good life, and you don't stop and complain…

— Joe Tinker

I have learned not to overlook the advantages of being me. From when I was a softball player, and I held the…

— Aimee Mullins

From the time I was 3, I wanted to be a major-league player. To accomplish that at 35, get my name on…

— Jim Morris

I grew up a big baseball fan. I thought I knew a lot about the game, but I didn't realise that all…

— Ryan Fleck

I opposed the war in Iraq because I did not believe it was in our national security interest, and I still don't.…

— Jerry Springer

I had to come out on stage with my little staff and robe and I had this sun on top of my…

— Gonjasufi