People say I don't have great tools. They say that I can't throw like Ellis Valentine or run like Tim Raines or hit with power like Mike Schmidt. Who can? I make up for it in other ways, by putting… — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
Sliding headfirst is the safest way to get to the next base, I think, and the fastest. You don't lose your momentum, and there's one more important reason I slide headfirst, it gets my picture in the paper. — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
The game of baseball is better when the Dodgers are playing well, just like when the Yankees are playing well, or the Cubs, the… — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
The only way I can't hit .300 is if there's something physically wrong with me. — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
I am grateful that I live in a nation where most believe that one's punishment should fit their wrongdoing and that ours is a… — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
When people think of me, they think about me knocking catchers down and knocking second basemen down and yelling at pitchers. But when I… — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
I made mistakes. I can’t whine about it. I’m the one that messed up and I’m paying the consequences. However, if I am given… — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
I've got a 15-year old son and a 10-year old daughter, and if they were going to do one of the following things: be… — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
Somebody's gotta win and somebody's gotta lose and I believe in letting the other guy lose. — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
Obama's a great speaker. Because of his speaking ability and his appearance, a lot of guys got on board. Being the first African American,… — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
I bet on my team to win every night because I love my team; I believe in my team. I did everything in my… — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
I played with 11 Hall of Famers and played against 52 Hall of Famers, and I don't know any of them linked to steroids. — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
I would think if someone connected to steroids made the Hall of Fame, that would enhance my chances of making the Hall of Fame. — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
My father taught me that the only way you can make good at anything is to practice, and then practice some more. — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
