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> [I sort of ride the fence on that whole steroid era issue. I don't have a definite opinion like some of my fellow Hall of Famers. Some of the guys were very, very adamant about a person being associated with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmidt/i-sort-of-ride-the-fence-on-that-whole-steroid-era-issue-i-don-t-have/)

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## More by Mike Schmidt

> [If you're associated with the Philadelphia media or town, you look for negatives. I don't know if there's something about their upbringing or they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmidt/if-you-re-associated-with-the-philadelphia-media-or-town-you-look-for/)

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> [I've got to tell you right out of the chute, Ryan Howard, to me, is very interested in my input in his hitting. To…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmidt/i-ve-got-to-tell-you-right-out-of-the-chute-ryan-howard-to-me-is-very/)

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> [If you could equate the amount of time and effort put in mentally and physically into succeeding on the baseball field and measured it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmidt/if-you-could-equate-the-amount-of-time-and-effort-put-in-mentally-and/)

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> [But remember this: in the final analysis, you can believe in your dream, you can be taught, supported, motivated, and loved by others, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmidt/but-remember-this-in-the-final-analysis-you-can-believe-in-your-dream/)

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> [Virtually every civilized society today holds sacred the right to peaceably bury their dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmidt/virtually-every-civilized-society-today-holds-sacred-the-right-to/)

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> [It isn't that hard to get RBI's when you're hitting home runs, you generally get a least one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmidt/it-isn-t-that-hard-to-get-rbi-s-when-you-re-hitting-home-runs-you/)

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> [That was one of the most comfortable things about leaving baseball was to leave the environment. It's very much like a rock star existence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmidt/that-was-one-of-the-most-comfortable-things-about-leaving-baseball/)

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> [You're trying your damndest, you strike out and they boo you. I act like it doesn't bother me, like I don't hear anything the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmidt/you-re-trying-your-damndest-you-strike-out-and-they-boo-you-i-act/)

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> [ I need to be out earning. I can make more in two hours at a card show than I did \[as a minor-league manager\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmidt/i-need-to-be-out-earning-i-can-make-more-in-two-hours-at-a-card-show/)

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> [I could ask the Phillies to keep me on to add to my statistics, but my love for the game won't let me do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmidt/i-could-ask-the-phillies-to-keep-me-on-to-add-to-my-statistics-but-my/)

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> [Pete Rose is the most likable arrogant person I've ever met.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmidt/pete-rose-is-the-most-likable-arrogant-person-i-ve-ever-met/)

[Mike Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-schmidt/)

> [They read their sports pages, know their statistics and either root like hell or boo our butts off. I love it. Give me vocal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmidt/they-read-their-sports-pages-know-their-statistics-and-either-root/)

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> [I'm 61 now, and I'm comfortable in my lifestyle... I don't yearn for the limelight on a regular basis. I get a kick out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmidt/i-m-61-now-and-i-m-comfortable-in-my-lifestyle-i-don-t-yearn-for-the/)

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> [Major League Baseball has created a Pete Rose purgatory, and that's where he is. And that's where he's always going to be. It's unfortunate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmidt/major-league-baseball-has-created-a-pete-rose-purgatory-and-that-s/)

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> [Any time you think you have the game conquered, the game will turn around and punch you right in the nose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-schmidt/any-time-you-think-you-have-the-game-conquered-the-game-will-turn/)

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