Baseball Quotes · Page 8

I just want to play baseball.

— David Ortiz

I love baseball.

— Keith Hernandez

Thank God for baseball.

— Mickey Mantle

See the ball; hit the ball.

— Pete Rose

The main idea is to win.

— John McGraw

I love October baseball.

— Carlos Correa

What did you say, Joe?

— Mickey Mantle

I'm a line-drive hitter.

— Nolan Arenado

Taking in a baseball game on TV is also a big treat.

— Jerry Seinfeld

I stare out the window and wait for spring,

— Rogers Hornsby

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.

— Babe Ruth

I really loved playing third base.

— Aaron Boone

If you're not in the game, you can't hit a home run.

— David Hasselhoff

I was a better hockey player than I was a baseball player.

— Jarome Iginla

Umpires are most vigorous when defending their miscalls.

— Jim Brosnan

The bat is gone, but the smile remains.

— Willie Stargell

I understand what it is to be a Yankee. Expectations are ramped up even more.

— Aaron Boone

When you know you have a good lineup, you don't worry about hitting the winning homer.

— Juan Soto

Playing baseball for a living is like having a license to steal.

— Pete Rose

It's baseball. It's crazy. It's a hard game, and it's a very humbling game.

— Francisco Lindor

Brooklyn was a famous team. I wanted to play for the Dodgers.

— Roberto Clemente

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

— Buck Leonard

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

— Honus Wagner

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

— David S. Rosenberg

I grew up as a baseball player, and given my modest size, it was always clear that I would end up playing…

— James G. Stavridis

After the strike, I lost interest. In reality, neither players nor owners care in the least about the fans. The greed of…

— W. P. Kinsella

“All the men were driving home from work, wearing railroad hats, baseball hats, all kinds of hats, just like after work in…

— Jack Kerouac

When I was younger, to be honest, watching Bo Jackson, I dreamed of playing both sports. But as I got older, the…

— Jarome Iginla

The artful pitcher must take the inevitable peaks and valleys of pitching in stride and never give in to the batters or…

— Tom Seaver

There's absolutely no excuse for throwing a piece of equipment on an umpire or any player. You can argue your point and…

— Brad Ausmus

Everybody in the league has someone up in the box, or guys on the sidelines trying to steal calls. It's just like…

— Rex Ryan

Defense usually doesn't make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games. There are a number of ways…

— Derek Jeter

I've been around baseball for a really long time. I didn't know I could want to be here any more than I…

— Dave Martinez

Baseball and American football and hockey are all ahead because they have a history. The MLS is kind of new. So hopefully,…

— Thierry Henry

The greatest competitor was Bob Gibson. He worked so fast out there and he always had the hood up. He always wanted…

— Pete Rose

“It was like the baseball gods were showing off just for him, in honor of his first day of big league baseball.…

— Tucker Elliot

“I mean, we’re talking about chocolate, for chrissake! Chocolate’s wonderful! Everyone loves it! Look at me, I’m part German! That makes me…

— Jon Sindell

I've never felt overmatched on the baseball field. I've always been a very strong, dominant position. And I felt that if I…

— Alex Rodriguez

“After you pass a certain age, things you were able to do easily aren’t so easy anymore — just as a fastball…

— Haruki Murakami

For several years, I have had my eye on second baseman Del Pratt of St. Louis. I cannot say that he is…

— Jacob Ruppert