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title: "329 Softball Quotes by 229 authors"
description: "Browse 329 Softball quotes by 229 authors. Discover the best Softball sayings and thoughts."
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> [My softball partner in crime!:)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jade/my-softball-partner-in-crime/)

[Jade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jade/)

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> [Softball is my LIFE](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/softball-is-my-life/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/anonymous-1_life_softball-is-my-life-925603_925603.jpg)

> [This is my sport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jade/this-is-my-sport/)

[Jade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jade/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71d/jade-794_softball_this-is-my-sport-1098532_1098532.jpg)

> [I will never sacrifice my morals and ethics for anyone or any win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-candrea/i-will-never-sacrifice-my-morals-and-ethics-for-anyone-or-any-win/)

[Mike Candrea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-candrea/)

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> [I played tennis and softball, and we had horses, growing up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-riesgraf/i-played-tennis-and-softball-and-we-had-horses-growing-up/)

[Beth Riesgraf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-riesgraf/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fb/beth-riesgraf-26176_growing_i-played-tennis-and-softball-and-we-had_2763811.jpg)

> [It is, ... kind of a softball atmosphere out there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lance-berkman/it-is-kind-of-a-softball-atmosphere-out-there/)

[Lance Berkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lance-berkman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/787/lance-berkman-22442_atmosphere_it-is-kind-of-a-softball-atmosphere-out_2616699.jpg)

> [View every problem as an opportunity...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-sugarman/view-every-problem-as-an-opportunity/)

[Joseph Sugarman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-sugarman/)

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> [I'm technically not stealing the base because I own the field.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-m-technically-not-stealing-the-base-because-i-own-the-field/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a91/anonymous-1_baseball_i-m-technically-not-stealing-the-base-be_793273.jpg)

> [You expect success, you respect failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-norman/you-expect-success-you-respect-failure/)

[Greg Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-norman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/028/greg-norman-11856_failure_you-expect-success-you-respect-failure-8_884981.jpg)

> [If you don't think like a winner, you're not going to be a winner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zak-kustok/if-you-don-t-think-like-a-winner-you-re-not-going-to-be-a-winner/)

Zak Kustok

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23b/zak-kustok-288251_football_if-you-don-t-think-like-a-winner-you-re_1456218.png)

> [Real women have curves, fastballs, and change-ups](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/real-women-have-curves-fastballs-and-change-ups/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f3/anonymous-1_fastballs_real-women-have-curves-fastballs-and-cha_2951949.jpg)

> [To be an American and unable to play baseball is comparable to being a Polynesian and unable to swim.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cheever/to-be-an-american-and-unable-to-play-baseball-is-comparable-to-being/)

[John Cheever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cheever/)

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> [To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/to-be-a-great-champion-you-must-believe-you-are-the-best-if-you-re/)

[Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/571/muhammad-ali-386_believe_to-be-a-great-champion-you-must-believe_814255.jpg)

> [Winning is great, but it's the l9ong road to get there that makes it worthwhile.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-smith/winning-is-great-but-it-s-the-l9ong-road-to-get-there-that-makes-it/)

[Stan Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-smith/)

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> [ If I could even do that \[playing\] in a softball league, I would never miss anything about baseball. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prince-fielder/if-i-could-even-do-that-playing-in-a-softball-league-i-would-never/)

[Prince Fielder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prince-fielder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6f/prince-fielder-13291_baseball_if-i-could-even-do-that-playing-in-a-sof_1463781.png)

> [If I could make millions of dollars being a softball player, I would quit acting in a second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-masterson/if-i-could-make-millions-of-dollars-being-a-softball-player-i-would/)

[Danny Masterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-masterson/)

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> [This is a game to be savored, not gulped. There's time to discuss everything between pitches or between innings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-veeck/this-is-a-game-to-be-savored-not-gulped-there-s-time-to-discuss/)

[Bill Veeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-veeck/)

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> [I played basketball, softball and lacrosse, also did gymnastics and danced for years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-rose/i-played-basketball-softball-and-lacrosse-also-did-gymnastics-and/)

[Mandy Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-rose/)

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> [ \[I\] Played a little softball, but there was nowhere on the field it was safe for me to be. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-p-kinsella/i-played-a-little-softball-but-there-was-nowhere-on-the-field-it-was/)

[W. P. Kinsella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-p-kinsella/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/991/w-p-kinsella-12923_baseball_i-played-a-little-softball-but-there-was_2804866.jpg)

> [Strive to be the best you can be...focus, watch, listen, and learn. Try never to be satisfied with 'good enough'...and above all,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robby-naish/strive-to-be-the-best-you-can-be-focus-watch-listen-and-learn-try/)

Robby Naish

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> [Try not to get lost in comparing yourself to others. Discover your gifts and let them shine! Softball is amazing that way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennie-finch/try-not-to-get-lost-in-comparing-yourself-to-others-discover-your/)

[Jennie Finch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennie-finch/)

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> [I tried softball and soccer. I just didn't take as much of a liking to it as I did sitting in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liana-liberato/i-tried-softball-and-soccer-i-just-didn-t-take-as-much-of-a-liking-to/)

[Liana Liberato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liana-liberato/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e66/liana-liberato-17295_movie-theater_i-tried-softball-and-soccer-i-just-didn_346399.jpg)

> [I just feel like it gets harder and harder every year with Ace getting older and time away from my husband and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennie-finch/i-just-feel-like-it-gets-harder-and-harder-every-year-with-ace/)

[Jennie Finch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennie-finch/)

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> [I grew up in Texas, but that was 20 years ago. Last year, in Fort Worth, they had hail the size of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-paxton/i-grew-up-in-texas-but-that-was-20-years-ago-last-year-in-fort-worth/)

[Bill Paxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-paxton/)

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> [Once in a while, I played second base; once in a while, outfield. But those were just pickup games and softball leagues.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-steinbrenner/once-in-a-while-i-played-second-base-once-in-a-while-outfield-but/)

[George Steinbrenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-steinbrenner/)

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> [Everybody has barriers and obstacles. If you look at them as containing fences that don't allow you to advance, then you're going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/everybody-has-barriers-and-obstacles-if-you-look-at-them-as/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/080/benjamin-carson-955_adversity_everybody-has-barriers-and-obstacles-if_976323.jpg)

> [Besides music, I was all school, school, school. And softball. I played the game since I was four, and I wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-richard/besides-music-i-was-all-school-school-school-and-softball-i-played/)

[Dawn Richard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-richard/)

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> [I don't want to hear about the endless struggles to keep sex exciting, or the work it takes to plan a date…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-don-t-want-to-hear-about-the-endless-struggles-to-keep-sex-exciting/)

[Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/)

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> [One of the most awesome things about sports, particularly team sports, is that everything you need to do to be successful on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-cornell-douty/one-of-the-most-awesome-things-about-sports-particularly-team-sports/)

Sheila Cornell-Douty

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> [Success isn't winning every time. A lot of different factors go into every race, and you can't control all of them. Success…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aimee-mullins/success-isn-t-winning-every-time-a-lot-of-different-factors-go-into/)

[Aimee Mullins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aimee-mullins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/834/aimee-mullins-9973_admire_success-isn-t-winning-every-time-a-lot-o_2812248.png)

> [I was still in the college and they told me I should try it. At the time, I still thought I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elana-meyers/i-was-still-in-the-college-and-they-told-me-i-should-try-it-at-the/)

[Elana Meyers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elana-meyers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/636/elana-meyers-3896_ball-player_i-was-still-in-the-college-and-they-told_2414720.png)

> [It's always been very important for me to be surrounded by people. It's never been enough for me to be successful alone.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alden-ehrenreich/it-s-always-been-very-important-for-me-to-be-surrounded-by-people-it/)

[Alden Ehrenreich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alden-ehrenreich/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/878/alden-ehrenreich-2752_age_it-s-always-been-very-important-for-me-t_583150.jpg)

> [I grew up in Douglasville, Georgia. My father played football for the Atlanta Falcons. We lived a bunch of places when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elana-meyers/i-grew-up-in-douglasville-georgia-my-father-played-football-for-the/)

[Elana Meyers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elana-meyers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31c/elana-meyers-3896_age_i-grew-up-in-douglasville-georgia-my-fat_1001243.png)

> [You have to be extreme to be exceptional. I couldn't revel in being number one. I had to get to zero. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-courier/you-have-to-be-extreme-to-be-exceptional-i-couldn-t-revel-in-being/)

[Jim Courier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-courier/)

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> [The one thing I'd always wanted to do in my career is push myself out of my comfort zone - I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hayley-wickenheiser/the-one-thing-i-d-always-wanted-to-do-in-my-career-is-push-myself-out/)

[Hayley Wickenheiser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hayley-wickenheiser/)

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> [Life is a game, softball is serious](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-a-game-softball-is-serious/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I'd rather have more heart than talent any day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-iverson/i-d-rather-have-more-heart-than-talent-any-day/)

[Allen Iverson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allen-iverson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c61/allen-iverson-8217_champion_i-d-rather-have-more-heart-than-talent-a_3127161.jpg)

> [My family vacations were softball tournaments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennie-finch/my-family-vacations-were-softball-tournaments/)

[Jennie Finch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennie-finch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/071/jennie-finch-7329_family_my-family-vacations-were-softball-tourna_600288.jpg)

> [You don't win on emotion. You win on execution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/you-don-t-win-on-emotion-you-win-on-execution/)

[Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/)

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> [Softball is what old men play to try to feel young again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-wallace/softball-is-what-old-men-play-to-try-to-feel-young-again/)

Patrick Wallace

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d1/patrick-wallace-268460_feels_softball-is-what-old-men-play-to-try-to_2546137.jpg)

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