Baseball Quotes by Carl Yastrzemski

I loved the game - I loved the competition. But I never had any fun. All hard work - all the time.

— Carl Yastrzemski

Red Sox versus Yankees is the greatest rivalry in sports.

— Carl Yastrzemski

I'm very pleased and very proud of my accomplishments, but I'm most proud of that (hitting four-hundred home runs and three-thousand hits). Not (Ted)…

— Carl Yastrzemski

The moment the game (AL Pennant versus the Twins) was over I sprinted for the dugout. The fans were pouring onto the field. If…

— Carl Yastrzemski

When they knock you down, you not only have to get up, but you have to make it clear that you won't be knocked…

— Carl Yastrzemski

I was lucky enough to have the talent to play baseball. That's how I treated my career. I didn't think I was anybody special,…

— Carl Yastrzemski

Ed (Runge), you're the second best umpire in the league. The other twenty-three are tied for first.

— Carl Yastrzemski

I loved the game. I loved the competition. But I never had any fun. I never enjoyed it. All hard work all the time.

— Carl Yastrzemski

If that guy (Mickey Mantle) were healthy, he'd hit 80 home runs.

— Carl Yastrzemski

You never know what's going to happen. Anything can happen there... and often does.

— Carl Yastrzemski

I was a lousy hitter in May doing the same things that made me a great hitter in June.

— Carl Yastrzemski

I knew when the ball was going out (over the Green Monster). It was something I worked into the decoy, but it used to…

— Carl Yastrzemski

The race doesn't always belong to the swift nor the battle to the strong. It belongs rather to those who run the race, who…

— Carl Yastrzemski

I came to love Fenway. It was a place that rejuvenated me after a road trip; the fans right on top of you, the…

— Carl Yastrzemski

I remember I was a scared rookie, hitting .220 after the first three months of my baseball season, and doubting my ability.

— Carl Yastrzemski