Baseball Quotes · Page 78

I always loved music, I just never thought of it as a career. Baseball was always my thing.

— Brett Young

Baseball is great because anything can happen through the ninth inning.

— Richard M. Nixon

At the age of 7 I said, 'I know what I'm gonna be in life and I'm gonna be a Major League…

— John Smoltz

In the big leagues everyone has ability. It always comes down to mind games. Who ever is more mentally strong-wins.

— Muhammad Ali

Being part of a couple of World Series championships will give you some sense of comfort.

— Brandon Crawford

Never let the fear of striking out, keeps you from playing the game.

— Jai Rathour

Hitters get paid a lot of money to hit. Let's face it, man, sometimes they just do.

— Andy Pettitte

Richard Schiff is a really good baseball player. It's surprising because he looks exhausted.

— Bradley Whitford

Green base ballers don't want to be viewed as unhealthy. Young players are constantly judged and evaluated on every layer of their…

— Gabe Kapler

Again, like I said, I went out to play the game of baseball because I love to play it. I did it…

— Roger Clemens

When you go to bat as many times as I do, you're bound to get a good average. That's why I keep…

— Walt Disney

I played baseball. I kind of sucked at that. They used to call me 'The Buntmaster' because my coach never wanted me…

— Kyle

I'm a guy that roots for the home team. Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi, those are my guys. As far as I'm…

— Ozuna

I hustle, I run down the line, I do whatever I can to win ball games. Those are the only things we…

— Manny Machado

When I hit, I felt I was in control of the home-plate area, and it was important that I felt that way.…

— Reggie Jackson

We're baseball players, right? We make great money. Regardless if we don't make the money we want, we're still making great money.…

— Nolan Arenado

I created a little thing with my hands, just to create a more consistent plane to backspin balls, and obviously growing into…

— Cody Bellinger

The minute you start getting in trouble, you can't try to do new stuff. You can't try to make a nasty pitch…

— Mark Mulder

Night baseball isn't an aberration. What's an aberration is a team that hasn't won a World Series since 1908. They tend to…

— George Will

My flexibility is probably my No. 1 asset. Obviously we need to have a strong shoulder, strong scapula, strong lats, and a…

— Jake Arrieta

If someone wants to lead a double life, they will find a way to do it. And they can promise you things…

— Stephanie Klein

“As I grew up, I knew that as a building (Fenway Park) was on the level of Mount Olympus, the Pyramid at…

— Bart Giamatti

The bassoon is one of my favorite instruments. It has a medieval aroma, like the days when everything used to sound like…

— Frank Zappa

“Good afternoon... My name is Lucy... I'm going to be your right-fielder... Our special today is a misjudged fly-ball. We also have…

— Charles M. Schulz

I'm trying to throw more curves because I'm always throwing fastball, slider, fastball, slider.

— Yu Darvish

Any strikeout record worth having is in a Texas pitcher's pocket. I might come join them one day.

— Josh Beckett

I've had pretty good success with Stan (Musial) by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third.

— Carl Erskine

Baseball has long been a national pastime that many Americans have cherished.

— Jim Sensenbrenner

Yankee Stadium is my favorite stadium; I'm not going to lie to you. There's a certain feel you get in Yankee Stadium.

— Derek Jeter

Sometimes big trees grow out of acorns - I think I heard that from a squirrel.

— Jerry Coleman

I umpired for 25 years and can honestly say I never called one wrong in my heart.

— Nestor Chylak

The only thing worse than a Mets game is a Mets doubleheader.

— Casey Stengel

I thought I raised a ballplayer. You're nothing but a coward and a quitter.

— Mickey Mantle

You can't hit what you can't see; I float like a butterfly and sting like a bee!

— Walter Johnson

If you talk to any pitcher, consistency is the most important thing.

— Jamie Moyer

Like a lot of kids, you kind of think baseball's boring - that's the perception.

— Tony Gwynn

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution.

— Hank Aaron

Looking at the ball going over the fence isn't going to help.

— Hank Aaron

I don't want to lead the league in infield hits because, at some point in my career, I can't get away with…

— Trea Turner

I know for a stretch, at least nine years, I was one of the best lead-off hitters in baseball

— Brady Anderson