Baseball Quotes by Rogers Hornsby

Baseball is my life, the only thing I know and can talk about. My only interest.

— Rogers Hornsby

The first rule of baseball is to get a good ball to hit.

— Rogers Hornsby

To be a good hitter you've got to do one thing - get a good ball to hit.

— Rogers Hornsby

I stare out the window and wait for spring,

— Rogers Hornsby

Now the advantage is all with the hitters.

— Rogers Hornsby

When I was in the batter's box, I felt sorry for the pitcher.

— Rogers Hornsby

The home run became glorified with Babe Ruth. Starting with him, batters have been thinking in terms of how far they could…

— Rogers Hornsby

A great hitter isn't born, he's made. He's made out of practice, fault correction, and confidence.

— Rogers Hornsby

People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the…

— Rogers Hornsby

I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I…

— Rogers Hornsby

Any ballplayer that don't sign autographs for little kids ain't an American. He's a communist.

— Rogers Hornsby

I'd rather him (Grover Alexander) pitch a crucial game for me drunk, then anyone I've ever known sober. He was that good.

— Rogers Hornsby

I've always played hard. If that's rough and tough, I can't help it. I don't believe there's any such thing as a…

— Rogers Hornsby