In the U.S., we prioritise baseball, basketball and American Football compared to European countries which prioritise soccer first. — Larry Nance, Jr Copy Share Image
There aren't many hitters who like facing knuckleball pitchers. They may not be intimidated by them, but they sure are thinking about… — Phil Niekro Copy Share Image
I was a kid who loved to play games. Any kind of game, any kind of ball. Give me a baseball, give… — Terry Bradshaw Copy Share Image
I just want to go up there and put up a quality at-bat. The results are the result, if it's a homer,… — Kyle Schwarber Copy Share Image
If you could equate the amount of time and effort put in mentally and physically into succeeding on the baseball field and… — Mike Schmidt Copy Share Image
Sport is a wonderful metaphor for life. Of all the sports that I played - skiing, baseball, fishing - there is no… — Robert Redford Copy Share Image
(Dwight Gooden) his fastball crackling , his curveball dropping as suddenly as a duck shot in the air, has begun his charge… — Ira Berkow Copy Share Image
A baseball swing is a very finely tuned instrument. It is repetition, and more repetition, then a little more after that. — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
Bunting is usually a waste of time. The - generally, yeah, I mean, if you think about it, bunt is the only… — Bill James Copy Share Image
To be the first player to do it three consecutive years (fifty or more home runs), you go back through the thousands… — Mark McGwire Copy Share Image
Wall Street bankers supposedly back the Yankees; Smith College girls approve of them. God, Brooks Brothers, and United States Steel are believed… — Gay Talese Copy Share Image
Consider the many special delights a lawn affords: soft mattress for a creeping baby; worm hatchery for a robin; croquet or badminton… — Katharine Sergeant Angell White Copy Share Image
Today, Negroes play on every big league club and in every minor league. With millions of other Negroes in other walks of… — Jackie Robinson Copy Share Image
“It’s widely noted that among players currently eligible for the Hall of Fame, Maris and Murphy are the only two-time MVP recipients… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Bottom half of the seventh, Brock's boy had made it through another inning unscratched, one! two! three! Twenty-one down and just six… — Robert Coover Copy Share Image
A hand landed on his shoulder like an anvil. “How’d you like to stay for dinner?” Butch looked up. The guy was… — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
I've always been like that. I was a tomboy when I was a kid, so I was always playing baseball and basketball… — Catherine Bell Copy Share Image
I study pitchers. I visualize pitches. That gives me a better chance every time I step into the box. That doesn't mean… — Mark McGwire Copy Share Image
Pro sports are a tough business--whether you're in baseball, football, or something else. But when you're running around the bases after hitting… — Roy Campanella Copy Share Image
Baseball is only a game, a game of inches and a lot of luck. During a time of all-out war, sports are… — Bob Feller Copy Share Image
Sometimes you've got to be a little flexible. For the most part, it's hard to get players to look at the big… — Terry Francona Copy Share Image
Last year, more Americans went to symphonies than went to baseball games. This may be viewed as an alarming statistic, but I… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
My wife tells me one day, 'I think you love baseball more than me.' I say, 'Well, I guess that's true, but… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
I dont play football but Ive touched down pretty much all around the world, all around the world. I dont play baseball… — Pitbull Copy Share Image
I want to be 'a dude,' a guy that can help the team win. Mike Trout is a guy, Adam Jones, Clayton… — Nolan Arenado Copy Share Image
It's going to come down to executing, trying to keep guys off balance and disrupting timing. That's something you can do regardless… — Jake Arrieta Copy Share Image
There's different kinds of laughs. It's like a baseball lineup: this guy's your power hitter, this guy gets on base, this guy… — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
I take my vote as a salute to the little guy, the one who doesn't hit 500 home runs. I was one… — Joe Morgan Copy Share Image
The obsessions of others are opaque to the unobsessed, and thus easy to mock. NASCAR, jazz, baseball, roses, poetry, quilts, fishing. If… — Roberta Smith Copy Share Image
Fighters have a choice to fight for any organization they want. They've got a choice of playing baseball, basketball, football, swinging a… — Matt Hughes Copy Share Image
Sometimes you are going to have to games where you are going to have to manufacture runs, stealing. Particularly when you face… — Jose Reyes Copy Share Image
Conversation is the blood of baseball. It flows through the game, an invigorating system of anecdotes. Ballplayers are tale tellers who have… — Thomas Boswell Copy Share Image
John Wetteland had a very good curveball. He threw it for a strike, too, in any count, any situation. But, he really… — Jorge Posada Copy Share Image
I definitely want to be in a place where I can win long-term and be a part of World Series teams for… — Manny Machado Copy Share Image
They broke it to me gently. The manager came up to me before a game and told me they didn't allow visitors… — Bob Uecker Copy Share Image
I be in and outta state, everyday a different place. And I be hittin' home runs while you still on second base.… — Jae Millz Copy Share Image
Going out and playing football or baseball with the boys, when I was a tomboy, was a great way to learn about… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Yeah, I never played baseball. I never played soccer. I played flag football and organized football in school through my freshman year… — Alex Caruso Copy Share Image
When I look back at what I had to go through in black baseball, I can only marvel at the many black… — Jackie Robinson Copy Share Image
I believe in my heart that the name of the game in baseball - from an offensive perspective - is getting on… — Gabe Kapler Copy Share Image
