---
title: "2 Competition Keeps Quotes By Lou Brock"
description: "2 Competition Keeps quotes by Lou Brock. Plus more from Lou Brock and more Competition Keeps sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d4/lou-brock-26688_competition_i-don-t-think-about-goals-and-records-co_584392.jpg"
---

> [I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-brock/i-don-t-think-about-goals-and-records-competition-is-what-keeps-me/)

[Lou Brock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-brock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d4/lou-brock-26688_competition_i-don-t-think-about-goals-and-records-co_584392.jpg)

> [Competition is what keeps me playing the psychological warfare of matching skill against skill and wit against wit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-brock/competition-is-what-keeps-me-playing-the-psychological-warfare-of/)

[Lou Brock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-brock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97f/lou-brock-26688_competition_competition-is-what-keeps-me-playing-the_2679925.jpg)

## More by Lou Brock

> [Some players tell me that since retiring they've had the urge to go somewhere every three days. To satisfy that urge, they may even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-brock/some-players-tell-me-that-since-retiring-they-ve-had-the-urge-to-go/)

[Lou Brock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-brock/)

> [I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-brock/i-don-t-think-about-goals-and-records-competition-is-what-keeps-me/)

[Lou Brock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-brock/)

> [I was not in the church, but we claim, like so many people, 'Yeah, I grew up in the church.' Well yeah, I grew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-brock/i-was-not-in-the-church-but-we-claim-like-so-many-people-yeah-i-grew/)

[Lou Brock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-brock/)

> [If I had any interest in coming back to baseball, it would be as a general manager and not as a manager.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-brock/if-i-had-any-interest-in-coming-back-to-baseball-it-would-be-as-a/)

[Lou Brock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-brock/)

> [The stiffer the penalty, the greater the message is sent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-brock/the-stiffer-the-penalty-the-greater-the-message-is-sent/)

[Lou Brock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-brock/)

> [They will look at my career as the guy who gave it all but at the same time did it with integrity. That's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-brock/they-will-look-at-my-career-as-the-guy-who-gave-it-all-but-at-the/)

[Lou Brock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-brock/)

> [I don't have to steal bases. I steal bases because I want to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-brock/i-don-t-have-to-steal-bases-i-steal-bases-because-i-want-to/)

[Lou Brock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-brock/)

> [Your bat is your life. It's your weapon. You don't want to go into battle with anything that feels less than perfect](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-brock/your-bat-is-your-life-it-s-your-weapon-you-don-t-want-to-go-into/)

[Lou Brock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-brock/)

> [We have to make some radical move to get the attention of everyone. Cheaters can't win and steroids has put us in the position…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-brock/we-have-to-make-some-radical-move-to-get-the-attention-of-everyone/)

[Lou Brock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-brock/)

> [I had a job on college campus. I lost that job, but on my way home I heard an inner voice that said go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-brock/i-had-a-job-on-college-campus-i-lost-that-job-but-on-my-way-home-i/)

[Lou Brock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-brock/)

> [There is a definite loneliness in the game. Most people stay away from you since they think they're intruding upon your time. And after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-brock/there-is-a-definite-loneliness-in-the-game-most-people-stay-away-from/)

[Lou Brock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-brock/)

> [You can't hide God in you. God was not meant to become part of you, and you hide out in the closet. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-brock/you-can-t-hide-god-in-you-god-was-not-meant-to-become-part-of-you-and/)

[Lou Brock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-brock/)

> [You can't be afraid to make errors! You can't be afraid to be naked before the crowd, because no one can ever master the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-brock/you-can-t-be-afraid-to-make-errors-you-can-t-be-afraid-to-be-naked/)

[Lou Brock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-brock/)

> [Stealing bases was put to me almost as a prerequisite for staying in the game. They didn't give me a handbook on how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-brock/stealing-bases-was-put-to-me-almost-as-a-prerequisite-for-staying-in/)

[Lou Brock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-brock/)

> [The baseball held was my fantasy of what life offered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-brock/the-baseball-held-was-my-fantasy-of-what-life-offered/)

[Lou Brock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-brock/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/competition-keeps/lou-brock/#itemlist",
            "name": "2 Competition Keeps Quotes By Lou Brock",
            "numberOfItems": 2,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Lou Brock"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-brock/i-don-t-think-about-goals-and-records-competition-is-what-keeps-me/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d4/lou-brock-26688_competition_i-don-t-think-about-goals-and-records-co_584392.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d4/lou-brock-26688_competition_i-don-t-think-about-goals-and-records-co_584392.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d4/lou-brock-26688_competition_i-don-t-think-about-goals-and-records-co_584392.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing.” — Lou Brock",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Competition is what keeps me playing the psychological warfare of matching skill against skill and wit against wit.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Lou Brock"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-brock/competition-is-what-keeps-me-playing-the-psychological-warfare-of/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97f/lou-brock-26688_competition_competition-is-what-keeps-me-playing-the_2679925.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97f/lou-brock-26688_competition_competition-is-what-keeps-me-playing-the_2679925.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97f/lou-brock-26688_competition_competition-is-what-keeps-me-playing-the_2679925.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Competition is what keeps me playing the psychological warfare of matching skill against skill and wit…” — Lou Brock",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/competition-keeps/lou-brock/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/competition-keeps/lou-brock/",
            "name": "Competition Keeps Quotes by Lou Brock",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/competition-keeps/lou-brock/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d4/lou-brock-26688_competition_i-don-t-think-about-goals-and-records-co_584392.jpg"
            },
            "description": "2 Competition Keeps quotes by Lou Brock. Plus more from Lou Brock and more Competition Keeps sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/competition-keeps/lou-brock/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/competition-keeps/lou-brock/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Competition Keeps",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/competition-keeps/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Lou Brock",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/competition-keeps/lou-brock/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```