--- title: "13 Umpire Quotes By Doug Harvey" description: "13 Umpire quotes by Doug Harvey. Plus more from Doug Harvey and more Umpire sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/doug-harvey-17445_admit_i-must-admit-i-was-born-to-officiate-i-w_348478.jpg" --- > [I must admit, I was born to officiate; I was made to officiate. I miss it. I knew why I was doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-must-admit-i-was-born-to-officiate-i-was-made-to-officiate-i-miss/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/doug-harvey-17445_admit_i-must-admit-i-was-born-to-officiate-i-w_348478.jpg) > [I set out to be the best umpire of my time. But I don't know what it takes to be great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-set-out-to-be-the-best-umpire-of-my-time-but-i-don-t-know-what-it/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6eb/doug-harvey-17445_best_i-set-out-to-be-the-best-umpire-of-my-ti_990148.jpg) > [I was a great base umpire, but I was the most mediocre plate umpire to ever come into the major leagues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-was-a-great-base-umpire-but-i-was-the-most-mediocre-plate-umpire-to/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/327/doug-harvey-17445_base_i-was-a-great-base-umpire-but-i-was-the_3080024.jpg) > [You can't know what it's like to be a major league umpire unless you were a major league umpire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/you-can-t-know-what-it-s-like-to-be-a-major-league-umpire-unless-you/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/420/doug-harvey-17445_baseball_you-can-t-know-what-it-s-like-to-be-a-ma_3095862.jpg) > [I say to you, you want a thrill, volunteer to be an umpire. I'd like you to go just work the bases…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-say-to-you-you-want-a-thrill-volunteer-to-be-an-umpire-i-d-like-you/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/318/doug-harvey-17445_adventure_i-say-to-you-you-want-a-thrill-volunteer_582406.jpg) > [As we all know, Cooperstown is the home of baseball. One of the many duties of the home plate umpire is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/as-we-all-know-cooperstown-is-the-home-of-baseball-one-of-the-many/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71b/doug-harvey-17445_baseball_as-we-all-know-cooperstown-is-the-home-o_1655577.jpg) > [There was something special about watching a manager and umpire both convinced they were totally right, but knowing that one had to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/there-was-something-special-about-watching-a-manager-and-umpire-both/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52c/doug-harvey-17445_about_there-was-something-special-about-watchi_3008776.jpg) > [If you're a photographer, they give you a camera. If you're a writer, they give you a typewriter. If you're an umpire,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/if-you-re-a-photographer-they-give-you-a-camera-if-you-re-a-writer/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb3/doug-harvey-17445_agree_if-you-re-a-photographer-they-give-you-a_1837562.jpg) > [I was correct in every call I made, regardless of what managers, players or replay may have said. To me, that's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-was-correct-in-every-call-i-made-regardless-of-what-managers/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/376/doug-harvey-17445_call_i-was-correct-in-every-call-i-made-regar_1601137.jpg) > [I want you to know that I am one of the more fortunate people in life. There aren't too many of us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-want-you-to-know-that-i-am-one-of-the-more-fortunate-people-in-life/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fda/doug-harvey-17445_am_i-want-you-to-know-that-i-am-one-of-the_1274186.jpg) > [I just umpire. That's what I've done. That's all I can do. I'm one of the fortunate ones on God's earth. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-just-umpire-that-s-what-i-ve-done-that-s-all-i-can-do-i-m-one-of/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bef/doug-harvey-17445_any_i-just-umpire-that-s-what-i-ve-done-that_2066763.jpg) > [When asked what he was fighting for, General Washington, in writing to General Thomas, said the object was 'neither glory nor extent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/when-asked-what-he-was-fighting-for-general-washington-in-writing-to/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f64/doug-harvey-17445_about_when-asked-what-he-was-fighting-for-gene_1238455.jpg) > [The part of the game that fans will soon miss: the argument between manager and umpire! There was something special about watching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/the-part-of-the-game-that-fans-will-soon-miss-the-argument-between/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/155/doug-harvey-17445_about_the-part-of-the-game-that-fans-will-soon_1119703.jpg) ## More by Doug Harvey > [I remember when replay first came to TV. I can't remember who it was now, but a manager came out to beef about a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-remember-when-replay-first-came-to-tv-i-can-t-remember-who-it-was/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) > [I went into umpiring at age 16. I got into officiating because of the fact that I could not stand the referees that worked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-went-into-umpiring-at-age-16-i-got-into-officiating-because-of-the/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) > [Umpires are necessary evils.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/umpires-are-necessary-evils/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) > [I must admit, I was born to officiate; I was made to officiate. I miss it. I knew why I was doing it. God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-must-admit-i-was-born-to-officiate-i-was-made-to-officiate-i-miss/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) > [My mom beat us until she started breaking clothes hangers. Wooden clothes hangers! Once we started laughing back at her, then your spankings were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/my-mom-beat-us-until-she-started-breaking-clothes-hangers-wooden/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) > [Error is part of the game. I never, ever second-guessed myself on a call and don't believe good umpires ever should.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/error-is-part-of-the-game-i-never-ever-second-guessed-myself-on-a/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) > [I say to you, you want a thrill, volunteer to be an umpire. I'd like you to go just work the bases some day.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-say-to-you-you-want-a-thrill-volunteer-to-be-an-umpire-i-d-like-you/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) > [Officiating is trying to do your absolute best with what you've got.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/officiating-is-trying-to-do-your-absolute-best-with-what-you-ve-got/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) > [I always told my young umpires, 'Don't get mad. Whatever you do, don't show it. But no matter how long it takes, get even.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-always-told-my-young-umpires-don-t-get-mad-whatever-you-do-don-t/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) > [I'll say it again: you've got to put the argument back in the game. They're trying to make baseball mechanized, a machine. They're ruining…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-ll-say-it-again-you-ve-got-to-put-the-argument-back-in-the-game/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) > [I set out to be the best umpire of my time. But I don't know what it takes to be great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-set-out-to-be-the-best-umpire-of-my-time-but-i-don-t-know-what-it/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) > [Before I joined professional baseball, I started umpiring in San Diego, California. I worked 155 games in a five-month season. For three years in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/before-i-joined-professional-baseball-i-started-umpiring-in-san-diego/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) > [I know that there are no famous 'Doug Harvey plays.' And I'm proud of that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-know-that-there-are-no-famous-doug-harvey-plays-and-i-m-proud-of/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) > [The part of the game that fans will soon miss: the argument between manager and umpire! There was something special about watching a manger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/the-part-of-the-game-that-fans-will-soon-miss-the-argument-between/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) > [When asked what he was fighting for, General Washington, in writing to General Thomas, said the object was 'neither glory nor extent of territory,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/when-asked-what-he-was-fighting-for-general-washington-in-writing-to/) [Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/umpire/doug-harvey/#itemlist", "name": "13 Umpire Quotes By Doug Harvey", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I must admit, I was born to officiate; I was made to officiate. I miss it. I knew why I was doing it. 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If I didn't umpire with conviction, I wouldn't have made it for long.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Doug Harvey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-was-correct-in-every-call-i-made-regardless-of-what-managers/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/376/doug-harvey-17445_call_i-was-correct-in-every-call-i-made-regar_1601137.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/376/doug-harvey-17445_call_i-was-correct-in-every-call-i-made-regar_1601137.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/376/doug-harvey-17445_call_i-was-correct-in-every-call-i-made-regar_1601137.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was correct in every call I made, regardless of what managers, players or replay may have said. 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That's what happened to me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Doug Harvey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-want-you-to-know-that-i-am-one-of-the-more-fortunate-people-in-life/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fda/doug-harvey-17445_am_i-want-you-to-know-that-i-am-one-of-the_1274186.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fda/doug-harvey-17445_am_i-want-you-to-know-that-i-am-one-of-the_1274186.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fda/doug-harvey-17445_am_i-want-you-to-know-that-i-am-one-of-the_1274186.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want you to know that I am one of the more fortunate people in life. There aren't too many of us that…” — Doug Harvey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I just umpire. That's what I've done. That's all I can do. I'm one of the fortunate ones on God's earth. I found what God meant for me to do. People ask if I like working home plate best. I just want to be between the white lines. That's where I belong, and I wouldn't have it any other way.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Doug Harvey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-just-umpire-that-s-what-i-ve-done-that-s-all-i-can-do-i-m-one-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bef/doug-harvey-17445_any_i-just-umpire-that-s-what-i-ve-done-that_2066763.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bef/doug-harvey-17445_any_i-just-umpire-that-s-what-i-ve-done-that_2066763.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bef/doug-harvey-17445_any_i-just-umpire-that-s-what-i-ve-done-that_2066763.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I just umpire. That's what I've done. That's all I can do. I'm one of the fortunate ones on God's earth. 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