I've often wondered how a man who knew he was going to die could stand here and say he was the luckiest… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
I want to be a professional athlete who plays for the love of the game, never quits trying to give my best… — Alex Bregman Copy Share Image
“There's so few things men can talk about. If a man doesn't like baseball, then he must like horses, and if he… — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
I don't ever remember seeing a base runner who was all the way to third base run back across the mound. It… — Goose Gossage Copy Share Image
In order for you to win a game, a lot of things have to go right. Your team has to win. Your… — Johan Santana Copy Share Image
In my opinion, nothing is going to break as much as Sandy Koufax's curveball. Out of his hand, it seemed just like… — Max Fried Copy Share Image
He (Jackie Robinson) was the greatest competitor I've ever seen. I've seen him beat a team with his bat, his ball, his… — Duke Snider Copy Share Image
My relationships are based on personal reciprocity. Being a Dodger was a matter of heart, but in the end I felt they… — Steve Garvey Copy Share Image
“There are many ways to measure a manager’s success and contributions to a franchise ... but in this case the two numbers… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
Too bad integration didn't come sooner, because there were so many ballplayers that could have made the major leagues. That's why, you… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
“The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania had blue laws that didn’t allow bars to be open on Sunday. No stores were open. It was… — Charles Brandt Copy Share Image
In 2002, the Cincinnati Reds selected me with the 44th pick in the Major League Baseball draft. At 18 years of age,… — Joey Votto Copy Share Image
I unconsciously decided that, even if it wasn't an ideal world, it should be. So I painted only the ideal aspects of… — Norman Rockwell Copy Share Image
Now, modern economies have a very effective mechanism for deciding if salaries are really too high: it's called the free market. That's… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
As Major League Baseball struggles to overcome its staid image and lure younger fans - according to Nielsen, most of the sport's… — Mina Kimes Copy Share Image
In the glory days of Orioles, when I was a newbie baseball writer for the Post, the roster of talkers was as… — Jane Leavy Copy Share Image
Pitchers really don't deal with the managers a whole lot. When we come in the clubhouse, we see him, we say, 'Hey.'… — Jon Lester Copy Share Image
If someone from Germany or somewhere, who had no idea what baseball was, saw Kruk play, he'd wonder what the beer truck… — Andy Van Slyke Copy Share Image
Can I be cocky for a second? If I hit a home run 80 percent of the times, and you want to… — Jon Taffer Copy Share Image
A lot of these guys come to America and baseball was their ticket to give their family a better life... They're incredibly… — Sean Doolittle Copy Share Image
I've gotten stronger, but I don't ever try to hit home runs. I stay with the same approach, just hit line drives.… — Ryan Zimmerman Copy Share Image
A sore arm is like a headache or a toothache. It can make you feel bad, but if you just forget about… — Warren Spahn Copy Share Image
“Ben: You're gonna get arrested. Lindsey Meeks: You can't sell your tickets! Ben: That's why you ran across the whole field?... Wait,… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
I mean sometimes baseball is like that. Sometimes the breaks go your way, you win 7 or 8 in a row and… — Ryan Zimmerman Copy Share Image
I can't do it every day. They're not going to give me much to hit right now. They're pitching me real well.… — Sammy Sosa Copy Share Image
There is no sports event like Opening Day of baseball, the sense of beating back the forces of darkness and the National… — George Vecsey Copy Share Image
When I went to my first practice, I really didn't know what to wear. The coach came up and introduced himself and… — Patrick Corbin Copy Share Image
My favorite team growing up was the Cincinnati Reds. Living within 10 minutes of the ball park I went to as many… — Graham Taylor Copy Share Image
When you've done it long enough - I've done something like 21 World Series - just about every fan base has turned… — Joe Buck Copy Share Image
You can't see the bat hit the ball if you're generating any bat speed. If you're just laying the bat through the… — Wade Boggs Copy Share Image
I let previous instances creep up in my thought process sometimes. I think that's where things go awry, and that's where the… — Jake Arrieta Copy Share Image
When I went to high school, my most passionate desire was to be a professional baseball player. But something within me told… — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
The crack of the bat, the sound of baseballs thumping into gloves, the infield chatter are like birdsong to the baseball starved. — W. P. Kinsella Copy Share Image
In spring training, I just try to spread everything out so I can be 100 percent before the season starts. I don't… — Jose Altuve Copy Share Image
When I played, Old-Timers' Day was my favorite day of the whole season, because I got to share a locker with one… — Goose Gossage Copy Share Image
If Satch (Paige) and I were pitching on the same team, we would clinch the pennant by July fourth and go fishing… — Dizzy Dean Copy Share Image
The Orioles drafted me. I did a lot for that community, I did a lot for the state, and they didn't show… — Manny Machado Copy Share Image
I was never one of those kids that felt like I had to go to practice or that I was being made… — Tyler Hoechlin Copy Share Image
Like a lot of people who get into coaching, I was impacted by the people in my life. Certainly my father (John)… — Kirk Ferentz Copy Share Image
I'm a big sports fan even outside of baseball. I love watching guys that are supposed to be great, and are great,… — Clayton Kershaw Copy Share Image
