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> [My father cared a lot about me, but he never gave me the satisfaction of really knowing it. Hitting .390 wasn't enough for him. Nothing seemed to be. He was not trying to be mean. He was just seeing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brett/my-father-cared-a-lot-about-me-but-he-never-gave-me-the-satisfaction/)

[George Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brett/)

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## More by George Brett

> [If I was going to make one rule change, I would bring the DH to the National League.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brett/if-i-was-going-to-make-one-rule-change-i-would-bring-the-dh-to-the/)

[George Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brett/)

> [I'm a ballplayer. I know how hard the game is... and anybody that makes it in the Hall of Fame, I support. They become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brett/i-m-a-ballplayer-i-know-how-hard-the-game-is-and-anybody-that-makes/)

[George Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brett/)

> [My problems are all behind me!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brett/my-problems-are-all-behind-me/)

[George Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brett/)

> [The Air Corps . . . does not, at this time, feel justified in obligating . . . funds for basic jet propulsion research and experimentation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brett/the-air-corps-does-not-at-this-time-feel-justified-in-obligating/)

[George Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brett/)

> [If anyone stays away (after the 1981 strike), my response is this - those people had no right to ever come to the park,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brett/if-anyone-stays-away-after-the-1981-strike-my-response-is-this-those/)

[George Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brett/)

> [I could have played another year, but I would have been playing for the money, and baseball deserves better than that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brett/i-could-have-played-another-year-but-i-would-have-been-playing-for/)

[George Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brett/)

> [I am not too serious about anything. I believe you have to enjoy yourself to get the most out of your ability. I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brett/i-am-not-too-serious-about-anything-i-believe-you-have-to-enjoy/)

[George Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brett/)

> [A woman will be elected President before Wade Boggs is called out on strikes. I guarantee that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brett/a-woman-will-be-elected-president-before-wade-boggs-is-called-out-on/)

[George Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brett/)

> [Every time I sit with our general manager at a baseball game, and there's number-cruncher and statistician guy - I'm sitting around - they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brett/every-time-i-sit-with-our-general-manager-at-a-baseball-game-and/)

[George Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brett/)

> [If I was going to make one rule change, I would bring the DH in the National League.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brett/if-i-was-going-to-make-one-rule-change-i-would-bring-the-dh-in-the/)

[George Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brett/)

> [My father cared a lot about me, but he never gave me the satisfaction of really knowing it. Hitting .390 wasn't enough for him.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brett/my-father-cared-a-lot-about-me-but-he-never-gave-me-the-satisfaction/)

[George Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brett/)

> [He said I couldn't do (off the field) what I did when I was 23 or 24, and I paid attention to him. Damn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brett/he-said-i-couldn-t-do-off-the-field-what-i-did-when-i-was-23-or-24/)

[George Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brett/)

> [Don't try to be a hero. Try to be a winner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brett/don-t-try-to-be-a-hero-try-to-be-a-winner/)

[George Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brett/)

> [If there was no intentional walks, the guy would just walk him anyway, unintentionally intentionally walk him. You see a lot more of that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brett/if-there-was-no-intentional-walks-the-guy-would-just-walk-him-anyway/)

[George Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brett/)

> [I was scared everyday I put on the uniform.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brett/i-was-scared-everyday-i-put-on-the-uniform/)

[George Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brett/)

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