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Phil Rizzuto

(1917–2007) Baseball Player

9 quotes in 59 categories

Phil Rizzuto was a baseball player, best known for O holy cow!.

Quick Facts About Phil Rizzuto

Born: September 25, 1917
Died: August 13, 2007
Profession: Baseball Player
Notable works: O holy cow!

About Phil Rizzuto

Philip Francis Rizzuto, nicknamed "the Scooter", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop. He spent his entire 13-year baseball career with the New York Yankees (1941–1956), and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Phil Rizzuto

Those huckleberries in the National League don't want to do anything that the American League wants to do.

Huckleberry

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There was an aura about him (Joe DiMaggio). He walked like no one else walked. He did things so easily. He was…

Auras

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I'll take anyway to get into the Hall of Fame. If they want a batboy, I'll go in as a batboy.

Fame

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Hey, White, you know where your loyalties are? Right here. The old pinstripes. No! You never wore them... So you have a…

Hey

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I like radio better than television because if you make a mistake on radio, they don't know. You can make up anything…

Failure

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Well, that kind of puts a damper on even a Yankee win.

Kind

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I'll (Phil Rizzuto) never forget September 6, 1950. I got a letter threatening me, Hank Bauer, Yogi Berra and Johnny Mize. It…

Different

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They've got so many Latin players we're going to have to get a Latin instructor up here.

Get

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I'm glad I don't play anymore. I could never learn all those handshakes.

Baseball

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