I was broadcasting Cardinal baseball in the major leagues at the age of 21, and that only happened because my last name… — Joe Buck Copy Share Image
I feel like I put a lot of effort into baseball. I get to the stadium a lot earlier than people think… — Trea Turner Copy Share Image
I can't stand a ballplayer who plays in fear. Anybody who has a good shot has got to take it and keep… — Red Auerbach Copy Share Image
I was actually hoping the Royals would pick me. It was the main team I wanted to go to. Their colors are… — Zack Greinke Copy Share Image
Every time I walked to the plate against Clemens I had to work. If I got to first or I came back… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
Golf is a great substitute for satisfying some of those competitive juices, and you can't play baseball for as long as I… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
Baseball is a universe as large as life itself, and therefore all things in life, whether good or bad, whether tragic or… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
The most amazing thing I've ever seen was Jay Johnstone, in uniform, in line at a concession stand in Dodger Stadium after… — Fred Claire Copy Share Image
I met the real George Steinbrenner on only one occasion when he actually came and played himself on an episode of 'Seinfeld.'… — Jason Alexander Copy Share Image
I think the cloud of suspicion has been hanging over baseball for a while. I think there has been some positive things… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
I grew up in Arkansas and that's the law. My dad was a high school basketball coach, so I was raised as… — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
Baseball is a team game but, at the same time, it's a very lonely game: unlike in soccer or basketball, where players… — Chad Harbach Copy Share Image
For me, it's about finding ways. Obviously I'm not a great hitter, but I'm going to try and beat you anyway I… — Yadier Molina Copy Share Image
There is a double-standard between men and women. My father was a major league baseball player, and I grew up thinking I… — Katie Uhlaender Copy Share Image
That's the thing about this game -- you get a little monkey on your back. You go 0-for-3, you go 0-for-6, pretty… — Mike Candrea Copy Share Image
Courage is the virtue that President Kennedy most admired. He sought out those people who had demonstrated in some way, whether it… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
In New York, the Mets are winning the World Series in 1969; that was pretty big, but I would say the moon… — Michael J. Massimino Copy Share Image
It's (baseball) on the radio and in the newspapers every day, the only game you can follow on that basis. From whatever… — Tom Seaver Copy Share Image
I think just maintaining a consistent bat path and direction back toward the middle of the field - no matter how a… — Brandon Crawford Copy Share Image
The Gold Glove is something I had thought about for a longer period of time. It's an award I thought I could… — Brandon Crawford Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Willie Wells, Ray Dandridge, Leon Day, Buck Leonard, Quincy Troupe, Satchel Paige - earlier than when he was called up - Oscar… — Monte Irvin Copy Share Image
It's like playing baseball. If you want to be the best, you got to hit it every day. If you want to… — Manny Ramirez Copy Share Image
Baseball is not like football, basketball where a momentum is something made. You don't really have that kind of momentum in baseball. — William C. Rhoden Copy Share Image
While most American labor unions have struggled for the past several decades, professional baseball players comprise one of the strongest packs of… — Mary Pilon Copy Share Image
The version of 'Moneyball' I pitched - and we made - is about a guy, Billy Beane, who thinks he's trying to… — Bennett Miller Copy Share Image
Everybody wants a piece of paper to work out the issues and how baseball should be played. Everything's a number. Everybody's got… — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
As a member of Congress, I'm often reminded that in baseball, as in diplomacy, you have to know when to hit, when… — Linda Sanchez Copy Share Image
That's sometimes the hardest thing to do as a professional athlete, because when you get lit up, you wear it, especially as… — Max Scherzer Copy Share Image
I know when I get to 0-2, 1-2, when I'm ahead in the count, that I hold a distinct advantage over every… — Max Scherzer Copy Share Image
You watch all those moments that Jeter had for the Yankees. You can tell by the fans' reaction how much he meant… — Alex Bregman Copy Share Image
If I would have chose baseball, I think I would be missing the hell out of football a lot more. For me,… — Kyler Murray Copy Share Image
My manager has season tix to the Dodgers, four seats to 40 games, and they're right behind the plate, I mean, they're… — Nate Corddry Copy Share Image
Im a huge advocate of pitching. You have to have good pitching as the solid core, the foundation. It keeps you in… — Tom Seaver Copy Share Image
What happened in '96, unequivocally, is the biggest gut punch. I still believe the destiny of the Atlanta Braves changed that year. — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
Basketball's eras are defined by teams - Celtics, Lakers, Bulls - and baseball's epochs are defined by players - Ruth, Robinson, Mantle… — J. R. Moehringer Copy Share Image
Everybody is a football senator for a while, but it is a much shorter season and there are not that many teams… — Jay Rockefeller Copy Share Image
So when I hear a guy after a game-winning home run say or gesture that God was on his side, I think… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
When you sign your name on the dotted line, it's more than just playing baseball. You have a responsibility to make good… — Tony Gwynn Copy Share Image
Sliding headfirst is the safest way to get to the next base, I think, and the fastest. You don't lose your momentum,… — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
