An angry player can't argue with the back of an umpire who…

I want to stress again one aspect of the game which is most important. Never argue with an umpire.

— Ian Botham

You argue with the umpire because there is nothing else you can do about it.

— Leo Durocher

I don't understand why even fans get angry for a player celebrating.

— Andre Schurrle

We know Neymar is a great player, you cannot argue about that.

— Casemiro

Your job is to umpire for the ball and not the player.

— Bill Klem

It is the duty of the Umpire to determine all questions submitted to him according to these laws, when they apply, and according to…

— Howard Staunton

I must admit, I was born to officiate; I was made to officiate. I miss it. I knew why I was doing it. God…

— Doug Harvey

No one ever grew up intending to be an umpire, except perhaps my friend Bill Haller. His brother Tom wanted to be a catcher,…

— Ron Luciano

And yes I call the shots, I am the umpire.

— Nicki Minaj

We are to remember what an umpire Nature is; what a greatness, composure of depth and tolerance there is in her. You take wheat…

— Thomas Carlyle

Sometimes you've just got to let an umpire know that you're not satisfied with his decision. That they've missed the play in your opinion.…

— Tommy Lasorda

“I would like to be an umpire when Sachin is batting, so to get the best possible view of his shots.”

— Amit Kalantri

The ultimate umpire of all things in life is Fact.

— Agnes C Laut

A good umpire is the umpire you don't even notice. He's there all afternoon but when the game is over, you don't even remember…

— Ban Johnson

Whenever you have a tight situation and there's a close pitch, the umpire gets a squawk no matter how he calls it.

— Red Barber