“She sucked in air and thought of things to cool herself off. Baseball came to mind, but then she pictured all those… — T.A. Grey Copy Share Image
Joe DiMaggio was the greatest all-around player I ever saw. His career can not be summed up in numbers and awards. It… — Ted Williams Copy Share Image
Baseball is the only game left for people. To play basketball, you have to be 7 feet 6 inches. To play football,… — Bill Veeck Copy Share Image
“A no-hitter is a freaky thing,' Tweet said. 'Most of the greatest pitchers never pitched one. It's a combination of a lot… — Duane Decker Copy Share Image
My dad was a founder of our Little League chapter in my hometown so you talked baseball in our family for breakfast,… — Alex Cora Copy Share Image
Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes you a killer. You can kill someone with a baseball bat… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the… — Steve Garvey Copy Share Image
I'll always be grateful for the dream season of 1986. In a corner of my mind I will stand forever with my… — Gary Carter Copy Share Image
When I was a freshman in high school, I got a letterman jacket, which you'd think would be great stock. The jacket… — Carson Daly Copy Share Image
You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat. Losing after great striving is… — Roger Kahn Copy Share Image
In 1946, the year I was born, Yankee Stadium was only 23 years old. But from my perspective as a boy, it… — Thomas Hauser Copy Share Image
I grew up in Westlake Villiage, a suburb of L.A. There was a guy there who was a fighter and was like,… — Jonathan Lipnicki Copy Share Image
An alloy of innocence and arrogance, young (Ted) Williams came to Boston when it had four morning and four evening local newspapers… — George Will Copy Share Image
In life you are going to make mistakes, you're going to fall down, but it's the getting up that counts. Just like… — Dave Pelzer Copy Share Image
I watched the guy that hits a home run, and he comes across the plate and he points skyward, like thanking for… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
I'm the kind of guy who, if I look inside and they throw me a fastball outside, and it's a strike, I'm… — Miguel Cabrera Copy Share Image
The unwritten rules of baseball are just that - unwritten, and should have no effect on how the game is played in… — Carlos Correa Copy Share Image
People think of the greatest home run hitters of all time and think of Babe Ruth; they don't think about that Warren… — Rollie Fingers Copy Share Image
We [Americans] are a football-baseball-basketball-golf culture with some ocassional forays into tennis and less often the winter sports. — Michael Wilbon Copy Share Image
When you're pitching, you always have to make continual improvements. You always have to better yourself throughout your career. — Brad Lidge Copy Share Image
I probably would have played baseball if I had stayed in California... But I like Oklahoma better now. Football is bigger here.… — Troy Aikman Copy Share Image
I'd like to think that on a lot of teams, I'd be a No.1. The thing I do know is that every… — Adam Wainwright Copy Share Image
Baseball has always been slow to accept change. Only through dire pressure can any radical change be accomplished. The move of the… — Ford Frick Copy Share Image
I've matured a lot as a pitcher. I understand what my strengths are. I've learned that I've got a great sinker, I… — Tim Hudson Copy Share Image
Everyone has someone they looked up to. Mine was Mickey Mantle. For Alex Rodriguez to idolize me coming up, that makes me… — Keith Hernandez Copy Share Image
There ought to be some other means of reckoning quality in this the best and loveliest of games; the scoreboard is an… — Neville Cardus Copy Share Image
I tried to get a baseball movie made a couple of years ago and I don't think it didn't happen because I… — Callie Khouri Copy Share Image
American leagues - baseball, ice hockey, American football and basketball - you are the best. But in a global sport like soccer,… — Bastian Schweinsteiger Copy Share Image
With 'Worst. Person. Ever.' I knew where it started and where it had to end, but I threw Raymond as many curveballs… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
Chief Justice [John] Roberts compared judges to umpires, who apply rules they did not write and cannot change to the competition before… — Orrin Hatch Copy Share Image
It's nice to have a catcher who knows my mechanics, too. That way if I get into trouble he can stop it… — Tim Wakefield Copy Share Image
The strain on Roger (Maris) was unbelievable. After I dropped out the reporters only had one guy to go to. They surrounded… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
The Dodgers told me a big bonus was no good, and they said other players would resent it. Better for me to… — Roberto Clemente Copy Share Image
Believe it or not, I worked four summers in college as a sports writer covering baseball for a parks and rec department… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
Baseball and cricket are beautiful and highly stylized medieval war substitutes, chess made flesh, a mixture of proud chivalry and base-in both… — John Fowles Copy Share Image
You have to go understand that life and baseball is littered with all kinds of obstacles and problems along the way. You… — Dave Winfield Copy Share Image
“Zik spits into the dirt in from of home plate, his own little ritual. He digs in and grits his teeth, snarling… — Barry Lyga Copy Share Image
The other guys, all they have to do is use their big butts and big python arms to hit homers. Me, I'm… — Ken Griffey, Jr Copy Share Image
I always dreamed of working in an MLB front office and ruining baseball, but I have to settle for ruining 'Jeopardy' instead. — James Holzhauer Copy Share Image
Actually, I wanted to play baseball. Honestly, I just think with a kid developing, playing a lot of sports, it's just kind… — Chris Long Copy Share Image