Big leagues Quotes

I did dream about pitching in the big leagues, but never getting to the Hall of Fame.

— John Smoltz

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

— Matt Kemp

It's one thing to make the big leagues, but it's another thing to make it to an all-star game.

— Christian Yelich

I wanted to be in the big leagues, not stuck in the minor leagues.

— Aroldis Chapman

It was a dream of mine to play in all the big leagues.

— Ivan Perisic

The speed of the game in Triple-A, Double-A is not the same as in the Big Leagues.

— Alex Cora

You have to hit the fastball to play in the big leagues.

— Ted Williams

It's always special when you receive an award. Up here in the big leagues is special.

— Trea Turner

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

Since I got to the big leagues, there's been a whole lot of Direct-TV sold in Jamestown. People like to keep up…

— Darin Erstad

You're so excited to be in the big leagues the first couple of years, you concentrate on establishing yourself and doing anything…

— Ryan Zimmerman

If the cards just so happen to be drawn that I get called up to the big leagues and become ineligible to…

— Eddy Alvarez

Just about every Latin American country has sent players to the big leagues, from the Dominican Republic to Costa Rica.

— Cheech Marin

Just as I'm fortunate to pitch in the big leagues, I'm also fortunate for the time I get to spend outdoors.

— Jon Lester

You get to the big leagues, and you think, 'Can I do this stuff?' Then you take the first pitch down the…

— Joe Torre

You know, when you first come up, and you get called up to the big leagues, all you want to do is…

— Rafael Palmeiro

I had the opportunity to play every day in the minors, and everybody knew me in the minors. In the big leagues,…

— Felix Pie

It was great to be able to talk to my father, my mother, my friends and my family and everyone who's been…

— Ronald Acuna Jr

As I look out there and see the culture of baseball, a lot of blacks and Latins, it's given me a lot…

— Billy Williams

How do you want to live your life? How do you want to play the game? Do you want to play in…

— T. Harv Eker

Before broadcasting for 50-some years, I did TV, played 10 years in the big leagues, won a world championship - and played…

— Bob Uecker

We (Derek Jeter and I) want to kill each other. I think we both drive each other and motivate each other. But,…

— Alex Rodriguez

If you seriously aspire to be a manager in the big leagues, there is a baseball 'book' that one must learn. Alongside…

— Tony La Russa

Bert Blyleven certainly was a starting pitcher that had tremendous success in the big leagues. Jimmy Rice, this guy if you had…

— Goose Gossage

Everybody's dream is to be in the big leagues, but only one in a million gets here.

— Jeremy Bonderman

You gotta understand this. If you haven't played in Boston or New York, you're not in the big leagues.

— Manny Ramirez

I know what a full season is like in the big leagues. It's not going to be a surprise anymore.

— Cody Bellinger

I was such a screwup when I got to the big leagues. I was a total idiot.

— Curt Schilling

I really have never been nervous in the big leagues.

— Cliff Lee

I still don't know how I got to the big leagues because I wasn't that good.

— Johnny Oates

The more innings you play in the big leagues, the better you get.

— Marcus Semien

In England, somewhere. I want to be at a big team, in the big leagues again.

— Henrik Larsson

I got kind of spoiled when I was young coming up in the big leagues and made the postseason.

— Kyle Schwarber

It's the big leagues, no doubt, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna go out and not have fun.

— Ronald Acuna Jr

I never thought I'd get drafted, let alone make the big leagues.

— Patrick Corbin

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

— David Wright

Sooner or later you learn that you belong in the big leagues, and that makes you calm down

— Dennis Eckersley

I offer a proven track record in the big leagues that can hit left-handers or right-handers.

— Billy Butler

I really enjoyed being able to get my first home run in the big leagues.

— Ronald Acuna Jr

The minor leagues were great. When you first sign, that is your big leagues.

— Brian Roberts