Before I was ever in my teens, I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. My goal was… — Babe Didrikson Zaharias Copy Share Image
I have five pitches. Fast ball, change, curve, slider, screwball. I don't know any hitters. Catcher, he tells me what to do.… — Juan Marichal Copy Share Image
In August of 1921, one of the great American combinations was unveiled—even better than the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. This fortuitous… — George Vecsey Copy Share Image
One of the walls of my bedroom was a collage of about 15 years of baseball photos. I would cut out the… — Curt Schilling Copy Share Image
Every time I pull somebody out of the bullpen, I believe he can do the job. I have to believe it. If… — Joe Torre Copy Share Image
Baseball has so much history and tradition. You can respect it, or you can exploit it for profit, but it's still being… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
I grew up in the '60s, which was a creative time, so it wasn't that big of a stretch to go from… — Abel Ferrara Copy Share Image
If people got hit on the head by a baseball bat every week, pretty soon they would invent reasons why getting hit… — Eliezer Yudkowsky Copy Share Image
This is a tremendous honor (winning the 2002 Roberto Clemente Award), to be considered in the same class as Roberto Clemente. He… — Jim Thome Copy Share Image
glancing back I got my first clear look at the monster. He was seven feet tall, easy, his arms and legs like… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
With me, baseball will never grow old. In my own estimation, it may not have improved so much as many believe, but… — Charles Comiskey Copy Share Image
all through my childhood, my father kept from me the knowledge that the daily papers printed daily box scores, allowing me to… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
“September 10, 2001. A storm is brewing in New York City. A clash is about to begin. Tempers will soon rise as… — Hugh Howey Copy Share Image
It's very warm there, so we were outdoors all the time. The local people had programs for us year-round, where as kids… — Rafer Johnson Copy Share Image
“some people might argue that a fan who roots for a losing franchise isn't a very smart fan, but you have to… — The Heckler Copy Share Image
“Nobody makes a big deal out of it when baseball players turn pro right out of high school. I don’t remember an… — John Calipari Copy Share Image
We really had baseball in the family. Even that little habit I've got of chewing tobacco on the ball field sort of… — Nellie Fox Copy Share Image
Baseball players need strength but also the ability to make fast-paced, explosive movements, so their training is all about strengthening the tendons… — Chadwick Boseman Copy Share Image
America has been erased like a blackboard, only to be rebuilt and then erased again. But baseball has marked time while America… — W. P. Kinsella Copy Share Image
Let's face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the… — Bob Uecker Copy Share Image
When I was a little kid, I wanted to be a baseball player. This is something I think about. The more I… — Roberto Clemente Copy Share Image
Jeter was no choir boy, Jeter has lived a life. But it's always stayed separate from what happened when he showed up… — Joe Buck Copy Share Image
No game in the world is as tidy and dramatically neat as baseball, with cause and effect, crime and punishment, motive and… — Paul Gallico Copy Share Image
The Oakland A's, I loved all my teammates there. I loved all the coaches. They gave me the opportunity to play in… — Tim Hudson Copy Share Image
The NFL is boring, the NBA is disintegrating, baseball is totally predictable. Maybe we do need the XFL. Maybe we need Nude… — Nikhil Saluja Copy Share Image
My minor-league numbers aren't very good, but the minor leagues, to me, is very much a showcase for your stuff and being… — Max Fried Copy Share Image
He [Gene Kelly] once told me dancing was a man's game, as much of a sport as baseball itself. And he made… — Liza Minnelli Copy Share Image
I've got to tell you right out of the chute, Ryan Howard, to me, is very interested in my input in his… — Mike Schmidt Copy Share Image
Fans love Sosa for his exuberance, for the kisses he blows to his mother, wife and four children. He is Slammin' Sammy,… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
I think I wrote once that baseball in many ways is very much like reading. I said there are more bad books… — Roger Angell Copy Share Image
I'd never even been to Wrigley Field. I never even enjoyed baseball that much, but I loved being there, the crowd was… — Bea Arthur Copy Share Image
I know what kind of pitcher Whitey was, and I know what kind of person Whitey is. It makes me feel proud… — Mariano Rivera Copy Share Image
I'm probably an average hitter, at least, and if you talk to my peers, they will tell you that I hit the… — Luke Donald Copy Share Image
If you're playing baseball and thinking about managing, you're crazy. You'd be better off thinking about being an owner. — Casey Stengel Copy Share Image
I always tried to learn about the hitters. Anytime someone got a hit off me, I made a mental note of the… — Christy Mathewson Copy Share Image
You think the greatest thing in the whole world would be to become a baseball player - if best things already happened,… — John McGraw Copy Share Image
For every man with a baseball story - a memory of a moment at the plate or in the field - there… — Mariah Nelson Copy Share Image
Grantland Rice, the great sportswriter once said, 'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.' Well Grantland… — Gene Autry Copy Share Image
“David had an encyclopedic knowledge of baseball that Kramer admired, and an unusual dedication to the Yankees for a guy that grew… — Jennifer Keishin Armstrong Copy Share Image
After one year in the Texas League, the American League bought the rights to my contract. They optioned me back to the… — Jim Evans Copy Share Image
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