Baseball Quotes · Page 97

Watching guys win the World Series looks like a lot of fun. I'd kind of like to do that.

— Clayton Kershaw

There's a lot more to playing in the big leagues in New York than just the baseball part.

— David Wright

I grew up in Southern California, not too far from Dodger Stadium. And my entire family loves baseball.

— Nolan Arenado

Bases loaded and nobody out is a pretty impossible situation.

— Clayton Kershaw

Don't bunt. Aim out of the ball park. Aim for the company of immortals.

— David Ogilvy

You have to learn how to become your pitching coach, if you don't, you don't last.

— John Smoltz

It's pitching, hitting and defense that wins. Any two can win. All three make you unbeatable.

— Joe Garagiola

I think flexibility in general is something that needs to be reinforced, and not only baseball players but all sports.

— Jake Arrieta

When I were a young man, I used to play baseball and steal bases just like Jackie Robinson. If the empire would…

— Langston Hughes

When you win the Cy Young, it's like, well, you're a baseball player, that's what you're supposed to do. When you win…

— Clayton Kershaw

I think baseball has such a way of humbling you. You can go 20-for-20, and before you know it, you're going to…

— Chipper Jones

Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team player second, within the rules and spirit…

— Branch Rickey

There's a lot of variables you can't control in trying to win a game, but at the end of the day it…

— Clayton Kershaw

“A brick could be used to test how fast you throw a baseball, if, you know, baseballs were cube-shaped and integral to…

— Jarod Kintz

Stay away from drugs and alcohol. Listen to your moms and dads. In this great country of ours you do whatever you…

— Mickey Mantle

Yadier was one of the first guys I ever asked for a bat to sign for me. I don't ask too many…

— Nolan Arenado

“And the solid thwack of leather and wood colliding in perfect disharmony. The first made his dick hard, the second melted his…

— Roz Lee

When I was a kid I would much rather have been a good baseball player or a hit with the girls, but…

— Shel Silverstein

I'm a character actor. I have to find work in good movies where I can make something of my role. I'm a…

— Christopher Walken

Just like every other kid in my grade school, I was listening to my little radio plug in my ear when Mickey…

— Reggie Jackson

Yankee Stadium is a natural venue for another lesson: You won't succeed all the time. Even Ruth, Gehrig, and DiMaggio failed most…

— Janet Yellen

“Bob Evans's judgement of Beatty is most severe. According to him, Beatty didn't lose it; he never had it. "You know what…

— Peter Biskind

I managed the Dodgers for 20 years. It's hard to believe that there are only four guys in the history of baseball…

— Tommy Lasorda

I played American Legion ball starting when I was 14. But I didn't catch until I was 17. I was 75-3 as…

— Johnny Bench

I don't know how the 'Richie' started. My name is Richard, and they called me Dick in the minor leagues.

— Richie Allen

I think the Angels could use me the most. The Angels don't have a day-to-day first baseman.

— Rod Carew

How much exactly does it cost to buy a Mexican baseball team, ten bucks and a burrito?

— Danny Mcbride

Al Campanis made people finally understand what goes on behind closed doors - that there is racism in baseball.

— Frank Robinson

Here at NBC there is just one more reason to hate the Yankees.

— Chet Huntley

Have faith in the Yankees my son. Think of the great DiMaggio.

— Ernest Hemingway

Progress always involves risk; you can't steal second base and keep your foot on first base.

— Frederick Wilcox

Aw, how could he Jorge Orta lose the ball in the sun, he's from Mexico.

— Harry Caray

Baseball in Boston is like a Sunday football game, but played every day.

— Manny Ramirez

You might want to put this in the back of your craw and think about it.

— Jerry Coleman

At 7-1, your pitching has obviously controlled that other team. At 16-10, I'm not sure when it's safe.

— Joe Torre

Sunday is Senior Citizens' Day. And if you want to become a senior citizen, just call the Padre ticket office.

— Jerry Coleman

God knocks the ball out of the park and I get to run the bases.

— Monty Williams

“boys who had been born on third base and thought they hit a triple (as my mother often quoted),”

— Anonymous

[Clayton Kershaw ] is intense. He's a competitor.He's extremely fun to play behind.

— Chase Utley

You've just got to enjoy every single moment that you spend on the baseball field.

— Carlos Correa