I think it's very difficult to have fewer opportunities to have success and still execute. My favorite player was Barry Bonds, and… — Joey Votto Copy Share Image
I don't play fantasy baseball anymore now because it's too much work, and I feel like I have to hold myself up… — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
I actually have some family that's from Missouri, and my husband is an outrageous St. Louis Cardinals fan, so we go to… — Annaleigh Ashford Copy Share Image
I don't think I'm the face of the city or the Houston Astros. I'm just another guy who is playing hard to… — Jose Altuve Copy Share Image
I love both sports, but the deciding factor was, being a left-handed pitcher, I had a huge advantage in baseball because of… — Tom Glavine Copy Share Image
I thought I was better at basketball, but obviously people didn't think so. But I loved them equally, whether it be baseball… — Adam Thielen Copy Share Image
Can you appreciate music without playing it? Yes, you can. You can appreciate baseball without playing it. Many people attend a football… — Jascha Heifetz Copy Share Image
I think it's incredible because there were guys like Mays and Mantle and Henry Aaron who were great players for ten years...… — Sandy Koufax 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
On radio, you're in your own little world. Every time I'd be doing a possible no-hitter - I think I've done something… — Vin Scully Copy Share Image
Tennis is interesting. I feel, in terms of stats and stuff, maybe we're a little bit behind the curve, especially me just… — Kevin Anderson 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
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
Major league baseball has asked its players to stop tossing baseballs into the stands during games, because they say fans fight over… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
Back then, my idol was Bugs Bunny, because I saw a cartoon of him playing ball - you know, the one where… — Nomar Garciaparra Copy Share Image
I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams - I'm… — Derek Jeter Copy Share Image
I think we have our sports within our own culture that are huge with baseball, football, basketball, and hockey. Those are the… — Claudio Reyna Copy Share Image
If I wanted to be a professional baseball player at some point, I knew I would have to do the jump ASAP… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
I think it puts baseball back on the map as a sport. It's America's pastime and just look at everyone coming out… — Mark McGwire Copy Share Image
My favorite pitch to hit is the hanging curveball. Usually if you just put your swing on it and it's hanging up… — Kris Bryant Copy Share Image
That's why it's so important to have that gap between your fastball and off-speed pitches: then, when you effectively locate your fastball,… — Jake Arrieta Copy Share Image
Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part.I always loved the game, but when my legs weren't… — Branch Rickey Copy Share Image
Seven is more than a lucky number or a famous baseball player's uniform. It's the brain's natural shepherd, herding vast amounts of… — Jacqueline Leo Copy Share Image
On-base percentage is great if you can score runs and do something with that on-base percentage. Clogging up the bases isn't that… — Dusty Baker Copy Share Image
Baseball has the largest library of law and love and custom and ritual, and therefore, in a nation that fundamentally believes it… — A. Bartlett Giamatti Copy Share Image
I took great pride in not letting guys bunt on me. If you're going to get on base, you're going to have… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
Usually during the regular season, if you're starting pitcher, you're kind of walking back and forth from the clubhouse to the dugout… — Jon Lester Copy Share Image
The student body was huge at UT and you had to mature pretty quick, very quick actually. I enjoyed it and it… — Roger Clemens Copy Share Image
The highlight of my baseball career came in Philadelphia's Connie Mack Stadium when I saw a fan fall out of the upper… — Bob Uecker Copy Share Image
Athletes are going to tease each other. Football players want to be baseball players. Baseball players want to be football players. Basketball… — Ken Griffey Jr Copy Share Image
When I find the motherfucker who tortured an innocent cat to death just to send us a warning, I'm going to clobber… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If I can get a story about a player, I would give you a ship load of numbers, batting averages and all… — Vin Scully Copy Share Image
You throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on… — Bob Uecker Copy Share Image
People I look to: again, Hank Aaron, man you challenged the status quo and the records of the game. Monumental feats in… — Dave Winfield Copy Share Image
Baseball fans! Good lord! I feel like sports fans get mad at you easier than country music fans. It scares me. I'm… — Ashley Monroe Copy Share Image
I witnessed an MVP firsthand in Jose Altuve. I asked him what he did during the offseason, and he said he trains… — Alex Bregman Copy Share Image
Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself, but for me, the… — Branch Rickey Copy Share Image
I never want my bat to get away from my head. I want to feel it real close to my body. This… — Juan Soto Copy Share Image
I never talked about launch angle, never mentioned launch angle. I know there's a lot of people probably hoping that I would… — Christian Yelich Copy Share Image
