To be compared to Jackie Robinson is an enormous compliment, but I don't think it's necessarily deserved. — Sidney Poitier Copy Share Image
I wasn't ready for the majors when I joined the Pirates in 1955. I was too young and didn't know my way around. — Roberto Clemente Copy Share Image
Once (Stan) Musial timed your fastball, your infielders were in jeopardy. — Warren Spahn Copy Share Image
All day you wait for the pitch you like; then when the fielders are asleep, you step up and hit it. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
What's the game coming to? Evidently the guys making all these rules never played the game of baseball. — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
“In any game, the game itself is the prize, no matter who wins, ultimately both lose the game.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
I was for a short time on the baseball team as shortstop, where I was no good. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
Ted Williams, an extraordinary hitter in his day, has said the swing starts in the hips, and Sosa arrived with one of… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
“On the surface, there is something peculiar about turning a portion of one's happiness over to a collection of ballplayers, and perhaps… — Tom Swift Copy Share Image
We live baseball. That's the thing: We live this game. We're passionate about it. I feel like it's just in our blood… — Fernando Tatis Jr Copy Share Image
There were a small number of voices that said, 'Darvish only cares about strikeouts.' Although I may have had strikeouts in my… — Yu Darvish Copy Share Image
I was a contact hitter my whole career but I learned how to handle the ball inside. And Ted Williams played a… — Tony Gwynn Copy Share Image
I looked up to my father when I was 7 and 8. I believed it was my calling to be in the… — Barry Zito Copy Share Image
Everybody thinks of baseball as a sacred cow. When you have the nerve to challenge it, people look down their noses at… — Curt Flood Copy Share Image
Spring training means flowers, people coming outdoors, sunshine, optimism and baseball. Spring training is a time to think about being young again. — Ernie Banks Copy Share Image
People say, 'Weren't you deprived of your childhood?' No way. I would not take anything back at all. Everything about it was… — Bryce Harper Copy Share Image
Oh, for that remarkable and complex economy of motherhood. Those back and forth generosities-where one day a mom ferries the kids to… — Victoria Redel Copy Share Image
“If there was magic in this world, it happened within sight of the three bases and home plate. All the gems in… — Tee Morris Copy Share Image
I've been pretty lucky with neighbors. But back in 1998, I lived, like, literally next door to Wrigley Field in Chicago. And… — Ike Barinholtz Copy Share Image
I'm proud of everything that I've accomplished since I was a little boy. That was my dream - to be a ballplayer.… — Roberto Alomar Copy Share Image
You figure when you match up against other clubs and you go through the lineup one through nine, you get to the… — Gerrit Cole Copy Share Image
I had a basketball net that my dad had put up outside. I went out there and dribbled all day long. I… — Joe Gibbs Copy Share Image
These kids today, they want to be men, they want to be foxhole guys, but they’re not being allowed to do that.… — Tom Seaver Copy Share Image
If you don't like the way the Atlanta Braves are playing then you don't like baseball. — Chuck Tanner Copy Share Image
If my life depended on it - if my daughter's life depended on it - I'd want Mariano Rivera closing. Wouldn't you? — Alex Rodriguez Copy Share Image
A day without newspapers is like walking around without your pants on. — Jerry Coleman Copy Share Image
Sometimes, this game makes you forget how good of a hitter I am, being able to hit the ball to all parts… — Fernando Tatis Jr Copy Share Image
When we lose Fenway, we lose the sense that somebody sat here and watched Ted Williams hit. — Bob Costas Copy Share Image
Whether you have a great game or a terrible game, tomorrow's another day and you've got to come out here and compete. — David Wright Copy Share Image
“There’s no crying in baseball and no love in Hell. It’s just the rules.” — Lisa Desrochers Copy Share Image
