Baseball Quotes · Page 95

There ain't much to being a ballplayer, if you're a ballplayer.

— Honus Wagner

I was not bitter by not being allowed to play in the major leagues. I just said, 'The time has not come.'

— Buck Leonard

“Sometimes are feats aren’t so fabulous, they’re just dubious—but either way, they’re fun to talk about.”

— Tucker Elliot

“You cannot win today's ballgame with yesterday's home runs.”

— David S. Rosenberg

Kids don't learn the fundamentals of baseball at the games anymore.

— Bill Lee

Baseball is a game of life. It's not perfect, but it feels like it is,

— Joe Torre

I set out to be the best umpire of my time. But I don't know what it takes to be great.

— Doug Harvey

Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher, it goes ill with the pitcher.

— Miguel de Cervantes

There were so many things in Baltimore not many people know about. I had struggles with my pitching coach. A lot of…

— Jake Arrieta

I grew up playing hockey and baseball, so I wish I had time to get back into it, but living in L.A.…

— Diego Klattenhoff

Back in East St. Louis, tennis wasn't the real thing. If you weren't playing baseball, basketball, football, you were kind of on…

— Jimmy Connors

When I throw a softball, there's no time to think about the motion of my arm. I just look at the first…

— Keegan Bradley

You know this baseball game of ours comes up from the youth - that means the boys. And after you've been a…

— Anonymous

Within the sports world, I think it'd be cool to go be part of a baseball game or basketball game - just…

— Chase Elliott

It's good for college baseball, providing opportunity for Black players. They're able to season their game a little bit more from age…

— Marcus Semien

I don't know anyone who likes the American League games better. Maybe some fans do. But if you're not an actual DH,…

— Zack Greinke

Fall forward. Here's what I mean: Reggie Jackson struck out 2,600 times in his career - the most in the history of…

— Denzel Washington

I remember making the all-star team in Little League when I was around 11 years old. I was not a great athlete,…

— Ralph Macchio

I do love the feeling of a big win. But you don't have to have a World Series ring to be a…

— Joe Torre

In baseball, there is something electrifying about the big leagues. I had read so much about (Stan) Musial, (Ted) Williams and (Jackie)…

— Hank Aaron

Like all the other arrivals to the tournament, Hank had erected a banner in front. It was a long, tapering pennant with…

— James A. Owen

As far as sleeping goes, you're up and ready to go at six in the morning. Spring training was always a combination…

— Lou Boudreau

Major League Baseball has the best idea of all. Three years before they'll take a kid out of college, then they have…

— Bobby Knight

I don’t like pitchers who walk hitters. It puts pressure on your defense. The less walks you have, the better your chances…

— Kevin Towers

I wouldn't mind seeing someone erase my record of hitting into four triple plays.

— Brooks Robinson

He knew he was Joe DiMaggio, and he knew what that meant to the country.

— Lefty Gomez

“He’s letting me see the real him, something he doesn’t allow a lot of people to see.”

— Collette West

In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! - I hope I'll be safe at home!

— George Carlin

I used to collect basketball cards and baseball cards growing up.

— David Lee

Are you crying? There's no crying. There's no crying in baseball.

— Tom Hanks

You don't always make an out. Sometimes the pitcher gets you out.

— Carl Yastrzemski

Nicknames are baseball, names like Zeke and Pie and Kiki and Home Run and Cracker and Dizzy and Dazzy.

— Ernie Harwell

I never minded George Steinbrenner spending obscene amounts of money to put the best product on the field.

— Jay Mohr

I've always, always loved going to Boston, pitching in Boston.

— Chris Sale

All I ever wanted to be president of was the American League.

— A. Bartlett Giamatti

I don't understand. All of a sudden, it's not just BA and Runs Scored, it's OBA. And what is with O-P-S?

— Harold Reynolds

The game shouldn't be called baseball. It should be called adjustments.

— Orel Hershiser

I pride myself on being one of the oldest fans. I can certainly count up about seventy years of devotion.

— Herbert Hoover

You have to have a lot of little boy in you to play baseball for a living.

— Roy Campanella

I didn't go up to the plate thinking, 'OK, my goal now is to get a hit'-I tried not to think about…

— Chase Utley