Day Quote by Branch Rickey

The greatness of Ty Cobb was something that had to be seen, and to see him was to remember him forever.

— George Sisler

The Babe was a great ballplayer, sure, but Cobb was even greater. Babe could knock your brains out, but Cobb would drive you crazy.

— Tris Speaker

I never saw anyone like Ty Cobb. No one even close to him as the greatest all-time ballplayer. That guy was superhuman, amazing.

— Casey Stengel

Few names have left a firmer imprint upon the pages of the history of American times than has that of Ty Cobb... he seems…

— Douglas MacArthur

He was the strangest of all our national sports idols. But not even his disagreeable character could destroy the image of his greatness as…

— Jimmy Cannon

I felt like Jeff Cobb was an absolute perfect fit for Bloodsport.

— Josh Barnett

Was Ty Cobb psychotic throughout his baseball career? The answer is yes.

— Al Stump

When I talk about the early years in Oakland, I don't want to take anything away from who that player was, because that player…

— Charles Woodson

Was Ty Cobb psychotic throughout his playing career? The answer is yes.

— Al Stump

It was all I lived for, to play baseball.

— Mickey Mantle

I know I never saw Casey Stengel when I was being scouted. And how could you be in a ballpark and not know if…

— Reggie Jackson

“But as he grew older he thought less of it, grew accustomed to the days lived. Each day he climbed the hill, as he…

— Paul Yoon