Ball player Quote by Bill Veeck

“I would understand later that baseball was what truly made him an American: the sports pages were more crucial documents than the Constitution.”

— Pete Hamill

I was trying to land an 18-year-old strapping first baseman from Blanco, Texas, population 200. His name was Willie Upshaw. It turned out there…

— Pat Gillick

You should have seen Willie Wells play shortstop: as good as Ozzie Smith and a better hitter. How I wish people could have seen…

— Monte Irvin

I like to see Quentin (Roosevelt) practicing baseball. It gives me hope that one of my boys will not take after his father in…

— Theodore Roosevelt

“Even Napoleon had his Watergate.” —Danny Ozark, Former Philadelphia Phillies Manager”

— Ed Ponsi

The interesting thing is that it seems like George W. Bush would have been happy being the president of anything. He could have been…

— Eddie Vedder

I went through baseball as a player to be named later.

— Joe Garagiola

[ Chadwick Boseman] was not a baseball player. He spent, I don't know, countless hours, many months, working two sessions a day with professional…

— Harrison Ford

Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball.

— Anonymous

Ron Washington is the most influential baseball man in my life.

— Marcus Semien

A lot of these guys come to America and baseball was their ticket to give their family a better life... They're incredibly grateful for…

— Sean Doolittle

Casey (Stengel) knew his baseball. He only made it look like he was fooling around. He knew every move that was ever invented and…

— Sparky Anderson