--- title: "1 Knows Greatest Quotes By Dizzy Dean" description: "1 Knows Greatest quotes by Dizzy Dean. Plus more from Dizzy Dean and more Knows Greatest sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61d/dizzy-dean-17848_greatest_anybody-who-s-ever-had-the-privilege-of_2727925.png" --- > [Anybody who's ever had the privilege of seeing me play knows that I am the greatest pitcher in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-dean/anybody-who-s-ever-had-the-privilege-of-seeing-me-play-knows-that-i/) [Dizzy Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61d/dizzy-dean-17848_greatest_anybody-who-s-ever-had-the-privilege-of_2727925.png) ## More by Dizzy Dean > [He (Bill Terry) once hit a ball between my legs so hard that my center-fielder caught it on the fly backing up against the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-dean/he-bill-terry-once-hit-a-ball-between-my-legs-so-hard-that-my-center/) [Dizzy Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-dean/) > [I was blessed with a strong arm and a weak mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-dean/i-was-blessed-with-a-strong-arm-and-a-weak-mind/) [Dizzy Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-dean/) > [“It ain't braggin if you can back it up...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-dean/it-ain-t-braggin-if-you-can-back-it-up/) [Dizzy Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-dean/) > [I know who's the best pitcher I ever see and it's old Satchel Paige, that big lanky colored boy. My fastball looks like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-dean/i-know-who-s-the-best-pitcher-i-ever-see-and-it-s-old-satchel-paige/) [Dizzy Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-dean/) > [I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got to know, I keep in my head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-dean/i-never-keep-a-scorecard-or-the-batting-averages-i-hate-statistics/) [Dizzy Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-dean/) > [Practice, work hard and give it everything you've got.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-dean/practice-work-hard-and-give-it-everything-you-ve-got/) [Dizzy Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-dean/) > [If you can do it, it ain't braggin'... it's a matter of self-confidence. I got where I did because I wasn't no shrinking violet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-dean/if-you-can-do-it-it-ain-t-braggin-it-s-a-matter-of-self-confidence-i/) [Dizzy Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-dean/) > [Fans, don't fail to miss tomorrow's game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-dean/fans-don-t-fail-to-miss-tomorrow-s-game/) [Dizzy Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-dean/) > [Let the teachers teach English and I will teach baseball. There is a lot of people in the United States who say isn't, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-dean/let-the-teachers-teach-english-and-i-will-teach-baseball-there-is-a/) [Dizzy Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-dean/) > [He (Branch Rickey) must think I went to the Massachesetts Constitution of Technology.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-dean/he-branch-rickey-must-think-i-went-to-the-massachesetts-constitution/) [Dizzy Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-dean/) > [I ain't what I used to be, but who the hell is?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-dean/i-ain-t-what-i-used-to-be-but-who-the-hell-is/) [Dizzy Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-dean/) > [The dumber a pitcher is, the better. When he gets smart and begins to experiment with a lot of different pitches, he's in trouble.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-dean/the-dumber-a-pitcher-is-the-better-when-he-gets-smart-and-begins-to/) [Dizzy Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-dean/) > [It puzzles me how they know what corners are good for filling stations. Just how did they know gas and oil was under there?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-dean/it-puzzles-me-how-they-know-what-corners-are-good-for-filling/) [Dizzy Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-dean/) > [Mr. Rickey, I'll put more people in the park than anybody since Babe Ruth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-dean/mr-rickey-i-ll-put-more-people-in-the-park-than-anybody-since-babe/) [Dizzy Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-dean/) > [The pitcher wound up and he flang the ball at the batter. The batter swang and missed. The pitcher flang the ball again and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-dean/the-pitcher-wound-up-and-he-flang-the-ball-at-the-batter-the-batter/) [Dizzy Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-dean/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows-greatest/dizzy-dean/#itemlist", "name": "1 Knows Greatest Quotes By Dizzy Dean", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Anybody who's ever had the privilege of seeing me play knows that I am the greatest pitcher in the world.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dizzy Dean" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-dean/anybody-who-s-ever-had-the-privilege-of-seeing-me-play-knows-that-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61d/dizzy-dean-17848_greatest_anybody-who-s-ever-had-the-privilege-of_2727925.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61d/dizzy-dean-17848_greatest_anybody-who-s-ever-had-the-privilege-of_2727925.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61d/dizzy-dean-17848_greatest_anybody-who-s-ever-had-the-privilege-of_2727925.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Anybody who's ever had the privilege of seeing me play knows that I am the greatest pitcher in the world.” — Dizzy Dean", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows-greatest/dizzy-dean/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows-greatest/dizzy-dean/", "name": "Knows Greatest Quotes by Dizzy Dean", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows-greatest/dizzy-dean/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61d/dizzy-dean-17848_greatest_anybody-who-s-ever-had-the-privilege-of_2727925.png" }, "description": "1 Knows Greatest quotes by Dizzy Dean. 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