--- title: "4 Big leagues Quotes By Bob Uecker" description: "4 Big leagues quotes by Bob Uecker. Plus more from Bob Uecker and more Big leagues sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/657/bob-uecker-12322_ability_anybody-with-ability-can-play-in-the-big_107375.jpg" --- > [Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-uecker/anybody-with-ability-can-play-in-the-big-leagues-but-to-be-able-to/) [Bob Uecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-uecker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/657/bob-uecker-12322_ability_anybody-with-ability-can-play-in-the-big_107375.jpg) > [Before broadcasting for 50-some years, I did TV, played 10 years in the big leagues, won a world championship - and played…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-uecker/before-broadcasting-for-50-some-years-i-did-tv-played-10-years-in-the/) [Bob Uecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-uecker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc9/bob-uecker-12322_big_before-broadcasting-for-50-some-years-i_1056262.jpg) > [Hey, I think it's easy for guys to hit .300 and stay in the big leagues. Hit .200 and try to stick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-uecker/hey-i-think-it-s-easy-for-guys-to-hit-300-and-stay-in-the-big-leagues/) [Bob Uecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-uecker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bc/bob-uecker-12322_accomplishment_hey-i-think-it-s-easy-for-guys-to-hit-30_2069677.jpg) > [Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. To last as long as I did with the skills I had, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-uecker/anybody-with-ability-can-play-in-the-big-leagues-to-last-as-long-as-i/) [Bob Uecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-uecker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3b/bob-uecker-12322_ability_anybody-with-ability-can-play-in-the-big_2451003.jpg) ## Other authors on Big leagues - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-april-14420.jpg) Jose Altuve 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big-leagues/jose-altuve/) ## More by Bob Uecker > [Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the way I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-uecker/anybody-with-ability-can-play-in-the-big-leagues-but-to-be-able-to/) [Bob Uecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-uecker/) > [I remember one time I'm batting against the Dodgers in Milwaukee. They lead, 2 - 1, it's the bottom of the ninth, bases loaded,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-uecker/i-remember-one-time-i-m-batting-against-the-dodgers-in-milwaukee-they/) [Bob Uecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-uecker/) > [I think my top salary was maybe in 1966. I made $17,000 and 11 of that came from selling other players' equipment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-uecker/i-think-my-top-salary-was-maybe-in-1966-i-made-17-000-and-11-of-that/) [Bob Uecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-uecker/) > [They have Easter egg hunts in Philadelphia, and if the kids don't find the eggs, they get booed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-uecker/they-have-easter-egg-hunts-in-philadelphia-and-if-the-kids-don-t-find/) [Bob Uecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-uecker/) > [Career highlights? I had two - I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-uecker/career-highlights-i-had-two-i-got-an-intentional-walk-from-sandy/) [Bob Uecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-uecker/) > [Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball, I think I set a terrific example…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-uecker/any-teammate-of-mine-that-had-a-kid-and-a-boy-that-was-capable-of/) [Bob Uecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-uecker/) > [If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to? I always tried to stay around .190, with three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-uecker/if-a-guy-hits-300-every-year-what-does-he-have-to-look-forward-to-i/) [Bob Uecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-uecker/) > [I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-uecker/i-spent-three-of-the-best-years-of-my-life-in-10th-grade/) [Bob Uecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-uecker/) > [You know, I was once named Minor League Player of the Year...unfortunately, I had been in the majors for two years at the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-uecker/you-know-i-was-once-named-minor-league-player-of-the-year/) [Bob Uecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-uecker/) > [Baseball hasn't forgotten me. I go to a lot of old-timers games and I haven't lost a thing. I sit in the bullpen and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-uecker/baseball-hasn-t-forgotten-me-i-go-to-a-lot-of-old-timers-games-and-i/) [Bob Uecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-uecker/) > [I was acting when I was playing baseball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-uecker/i-was-acting-when-i-was-playing-baseball/) [Bob Uecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-uecker/) > [Anyone with talent can play in the Major Leagues; for someone like me to stay around as long as I did, I think that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-uecker/anyone-with-talent-can-play-in-the-major-leagues-for-someone-like-me/) [Bob Uecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-uecker/) > [Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-uecker/where-would-i-be-without-baseball-who-am-i-without-baseball/) [Bob Uecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-uecker/) > [I led the league in go get 'em next time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-uecker/i-led-the-league-in-go-get-em-next-time/) [Bob Uecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-uecker/) > [In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-uecker/in-1962-i-was-named-minor-league-player-of-the-year-it-was-my-second/) [Bob Uecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-uecker/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big-leagues/bob-uecker/#itemlist", "name": "4 Big leagues Quotes By Bob Uecker", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. 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