--- title: "1 Greatest Team Quotes By John McGraw" description: "1 Greatest Team quotes by John McGraw. Plus more from John McGraw and more Greatest Team sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/304/john-mcgraw-25431_baseball_if-i-had-to-pick-the-greatest-team-playe_1859262.jpg" --- > [If I had to pick the greatest team player in baseball today-and I have some of the greats on my own club-I would have to pick Pie Traynor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcgraw/if-i-had-to-pick-the-greatest-team-player-in-baseball-today-and-i/) [John McGraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcgraw/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/304/john-mcgraw-25431_baseball_if-i-had-to-pick-the-greatest-team-playe_1859262.jpg) ## More by John McGraw > [I think we can win it if my brain holds out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcgraw/i-think-we-can-win-it-if-my-brain-holds-out/) [John McGraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcgraw/) > [The team that gets off to a good start wins pennants.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcgraw/the-team-that-gets-off-to-a-good-start-wins-pennants/) [John McGraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcgraw/) > [There is but one game and that game is baseball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcgraw/there-is-but-one-game-and-that-game-is-baseball/) [John McGraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcgraw/) > [The main idea is to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcgraw/the-main-idea-is-to-win/) [John McGraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcgraw/) > [Why shouldn't we pitch to Babe Ruth? We pitch to better hitters in the National League.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcgraw/why-shouldn-t-we-pitch-to-babe-ruth-we-pitch-to-better-hitters-in-the/) [John McGraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcgraw/) > [He (Honus Wagner) was the nearest thing to a perfect player no matter where his manager chose to play him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcgraw/he-honus-wagner-was-the-nearest-thing-to-a-perfect-player-no-matter/) [John McGraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcgraw/) > [You think the greatest thing in the whole world would be to become a baseball player - if best things already happened, what's next?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcgraw/you-think-the-greatest-thing-in-the-whole-world-would-be-to-become-a/) [John McGraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcgraw/) > [One small breeze doesn't make a wind storm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcgraw/one-small-breeze-doesn-t-make-a-wind-storm/) [John McGraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcgraw/) > [The boy's (Hack Wilson) got talent and desire, but he ain't got no neck.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcgraw/the-boy-s-hack-wilson-got-talent-and-desire-but-he-ain-t-got-no-neck/) [John McGraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcgraw/) > [Learn to know every man under you, get under his skin, know his faults. Then cater to him - with kindness or roughness as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcgraw/learn-to-know-every-man-under-you-get-under-his-skin-know-his-faults/) [John McGraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcgraw/) > [No club that wins a pennant once is an outstanding club. One which bunches two pennants is a good club. But a team which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcgraw/no-club-that-wins-a-pennant-once-is-an-outstanding-club-one-which/) [John McGraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcgraw/) > [My boy, one small breeze doesn't make a wind storm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcgraw/my-boy-one-small-breeze-doesn-t-make-a-wind-storm/) [John McGraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcgraw/) > [If I had to pick the greatest team player in baseball today-and I have some of the greats on my own club-I would have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcgraw/if-i-had-to-pick-the-greatest-team-player-in-baseball-today-and-i/) [John McGraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcgraw/) > [One percent of ballplayers are leaders of men. The other 99 percent are followers of women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcgraw/one-percent-of-ballplayers-are-leaders-of-men-the-other-99-percent/) [John McGraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcgraw/) > [In playing or managing, the game of ball is only fun for me when I'm out in front and winning. I don't give a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcgraw/in-playing-or-managing-the-game-of-ball-is-only-fun-for-me-when-i-m/) [John McGraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcgraw/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/greatest-team/john-mcgraw/#itemlist", "name": "1 Greatest Team Quotes By John McGraw", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I had to pick the greatest team player in baseball today-and I have some of the greats on my own club-I would have to pick Pie Traynor.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John McGraw" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcgraw/if-i-had-to-pick-the-greatest-team-player-in-baseball-today-and-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/304/john-mcgraw-25431_baseball_if-i-had-to-pick-the-greatest-team-playe_1859262.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/304/john-mcgraw-25431_baseball_if-i-had-to-pick-the-greatest-team-playe_1859262.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/304/john-mcgraw-25431_baseball_if-i-had-to-pick-the-greatest-team-playe_1859262.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If I had to pick the greatest team player in baseball today-and I have some of the greats on my own club-I…” — John McGraw", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/greatest-team/john-mcgraw/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/greatest-team/john-mcgraw/", "name": "Greatest Team Quotes by John McGraw", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/greatest-team/john-mcgraw/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/304/john-mcgraw-25431_baseball_if-i-had-to-pick-the-greatest-team-playe_1859262.jpg" }, "description": "1 Greatest Team quotes by John McGraw. 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