Quote by Bob Uecker

I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn't have that kinda money to put out.

— Bob Uecker

“baseball should be played for the love of the game and not the almighty dollar. I”

— Lori Wilde

I came to the Braves on business, and I intended to see that business was good as long as I could.

— Hank Aaron

The Atlanta Braves are really all that our children know about this crazy baseball life, and we are so thankful for this upbringing for…

— Tim Hudson

“Years later he would say that when he'd decided to become a professional baseball player, it was the only time he'd done something just…

— Michael Lewis

“He explained that when he had gotten to Toledo, he had a meeting with himself. He said he realized he had become satisfied with…

— H. A. Dorfman

I gave up a lot of money to stay with the Braves four different times and I don't regret any second of it.

— John Smoltz

I feel very fortunate to have broken in with the Milwaukee Braves organization.

— Joe Torre

“Drunk on sports all over again, just like a seven-year old in New Jersey whose mom has just bought him two packs of baseball…

— Tim Cowlishaw

“I don’t know how long we talked about that game the first time my dad showed me the ticket stub. He admitted he hadn’t…

— Tucker Elliot

“Don’t ever think $7,000 isn’t a lot of money in baseball. I’ve had huge arguments over a lot less.”

— Jim Bouton

“Five hundred smacks? On the Yankees? When the Braves’ve got Spahn and Burdette? Not to mention Hank Aaron and Steady Eddie Mathews?”

— Stephen King