I took a huge risk leaving baseball, because I was predicted to play in the big leagues. I'm kind of a prototypical… — Russell Wilson Copy Share Image
One-third of all professional baseball players come from Latin America, and Sosa is following role models such as the late Roberto Clemente,… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
My daddy was determined to make me a dentist and a baseball player. And I loved my daddy but I wasted four… — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat and if it keeps up, I change bats. After… — Yogi Berra Copy Share Image
The professional game, in a lot of ways, sucks. It's not fun like 11-year-old baseball was or college baseball or high school… — Trevor Bauer Copy Share Image
Guys always get jealous or envious of an opportunity, but they never wanna walk out to the mound and point to the… — Chael Sonnen Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, man, my dad used to buy me the Ted Williams glove at Sears with the Ted Williams… — Tony Gwynn Copy Share Image
I kind of grew up with high goals for myself; I intended to play pro baseball. Growing up in Texas, Hollywood isn't… — Josh Henderson Copy Share Image
Baseball is very big with my people. It figures. It's the only way we can get to shake a bat at a… — Dick Gregory Copy Share Image
Every one of my guy friends I played baseball with were Backstreet Boys fans as well. So it's not something I felt… — Chris Lane Copy Share Image
I've never done any bat-speed training or anything like that. There are things that you work on during the offseason in the… — Kyle Schwarber Copy Share Image
When I'm not at work, I put deep conditioner in my hair and wear a baseball cap. I'll just roll around on… — Sarah Rafferty Copy Share Image
“The naked pinch hitter takes only one thing to the plate: his raw, and somewhat irrational, confidence in himself. That this confidence… — Thomas Boswell Copy Share Image
You just try your best, just try to do damage any way you can. It can be one at-bat, it can be… — Juan Soto Copy Share Image
Baseball is like cricket, and I grew up in a country where they had cricket. So I understand cricket, soccer and basketball.… — Patrick Soon-Shiong Copy Share Image
The balls definitely carry a lot more. There should be some more home runs this year. Some of the guys on the… — Andrew Stevenson Copy Share Image
Baseball is a great example of the cultural ties between the United States and Cuba and a powerful reminder of the shared… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
If I'm in the rotation, I'm in the rotation. If I'm not, I still will support the guys like I am in… — Tavon Austin Copy Share Image
Every at-bat, I try to hit the ball. I don't like to strike out. I put the ball in play a lot,… — Garrett Atkins Copy Share Image
My mom, she wasn't like a baseball mother who knew everything about the game. She just wanted me to be happy with… — David Ortiz Copy Share Image
Confidence allows you to progress in something you're attempting to accomplish, whether it's playing basketball or baseball or whether it's trying to… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
Growing up, I was the only Indian kid around for miles, so I ached to belong. I had a neighborhood pack of… — Jay Chandrasekhar Copy Share Image
When his football and baseball careers ended, my dad became an accomplished marbles player. Then dad got really good at pitching horseshoes.… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
I got some good news earlier today before the show. Thanks to Alex Rodriguez, I am no longer the most overpaid disappointment… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
“Chase Stern steps out of the dugout and I lean forward, admiring the perfect fit of his pants, his confident stride to… — Alessandra Torre Copy Share Image
I think that's particularly important in the playoffs when you're facing good pitching. You've got to go up and just anyway you… — Buster Posey Copy Share Image
There are a lot of people who influenced me, nurtured me, helped me along the way. But I can just recall looking… — Dave Winfield Copy Share Image
Oh, poor me (jokingly, after being told that Randy Johnson & Pedro Martinez would make more in 2003 than he would). What… — Greg Maddux Copy Share Image
You know what the bounty is on bin Laden? $25 million. It sounds like a lot until you realize the Texas Rangers… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
I stayed attached to baseball through the kids and through minor league baseball, and I'm very satisfied with the schedule it allows… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
I was taught coming up in the Phillies organization to be seen and not heard by people like Pete Rose, my hero… — Ryne Sandberg Copy Share Image
If you got a hit every third time that you went up to bat in the major leagues, you'd be the greatest… — Brad Williams Copy Share Image
Politics is not a baseball game with winners or losers. What politics is about is whether we protect the needs of millions… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The hitter can never be the judge. Only the receiver of the blow can tell you how hard it was, whether it… — Edward P. Jones Copy Share Image
Well, I think baseball should be fun, but there's always a line. There's a fine line with everything. Where's the line between… — Buster Posey Copy Share Image
Rolen's the perfect baseball player. It's his tenacity, his preparation, the way he plays. He tries to do everything fundamentally sound. And… — Ned Yost Copy Share Image
Baseball is beautiful…the supreme performing art. It combines in perfect harmony the magnificent features of ballet, drama, art, and ingenuity. — Bowie Kuhn Copy Share Image
I belong to an improv group, I play cello, I have these phases - fencing, tae kwon do, baseball, ice hockey, boogie… — Ty Simpkins Copy Share Image
It's tougher when you're established. Before, I'd see 13, 14, 15 pitches that I could drive in a game. Now, I see… — Alex Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I got into a bad habit of dropping my elbow and pushing the ball to the plate instead of getting on top… — Matt Cain Copy Share Image
