Best Ernie Harwell Quotes
- I'd like to be remembered as someone who showed up for the job. I consider myself a worker. Consider
- A tall, thin old man waving a scorecard from the corner of his dugout. That's baseball. Baseball
- Baseball is a rookie, his experience no bigger than the lump in his throat as he begins fulfillment of his dream. Baseball
- Baseball is the president tossing out the first ball of the season. And a scrubby schoolboy playing catch with his dad on a Mississippi farm. Ball
- But most of all, I'm a part of you people out there who have listened to me, because especially you people in Michigan, you Tiger… Affection
- Everybody in the minor leagues - if you're a player, an announcer, whatever - wants to be in the big leagues. Announcer
- I just have faith. It's just there. It's not any big deal. Any
- I look on life as a joyous adventure. Adventure
- It's been a terrific life. Been
- There's a man in Mobile who remembers that Honus Wagner hit a triple in Pittsburgh 46 years ago. That's baseball. Ago
- When I went to Brooklyn in 1948 Jackie Robinson was at the height of his brilliant career. Brilliant
- With the Giants I broadcast the debut of Hall of Famer Willie Mays. Broadcast
- Baseball is a spirited race of man against man, reflex against reflex. A game of inches. Every skill is measured. Every heroic, every failing is… Baseball
- Baseball is a tongue-tied kid from Georgia growing up to be an announcer and praising the Lord for showing him the way to Cooperstown. This… America
- I think I owe thanks to the people who have listened to me over the years, who tuned in on the radio. They have given… Able
- Also I'm a part of the people that I've worked with in baseball that have been so great to me, Mr. Earl Mann of Atlanta,… Atlanta
- I think if you checked the attendance records of all the announcers, you'd find a lot better record than you would of anybody else in… All
- That other saying, I'm a part of all that I have met, I think that would have to begin with my wonderful parents back in… All
- Why the fairy tale of Willie Mays making a brilliant World Series catch, and then dashing off to play stickball in the street with his… Baseball
- Baseball is a ballet without music. Drama without words. Ballet
- What happens with any announcer when he comes into an area, if he stays four or five years and does a fairly decent job, people… Accept
- In my almost 92 years on this earth, the good Lord has blessed me with a great journey. Blessed