Baseball Quotes

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If I had to name the number one asset you could have for any sport I'd say speed. In baseball, all a guy with speed… — Ron Fairly
Baseball fans are pedants, there is no other kind. — Wilfrid
I'm not like a 90-mph fastball kind of guy, but I can hit 70 on radar gun. I hit 70 one time on a radar… — Ben Gibbard
The baseball held was my fantasy of what life offered. — Lou Brock
I believe in the Rip Van Winkle theoryâ€”that a man from 1910 must be able to wake up after being asleep for seventy years, walk… — Bowie Kuhn
I really love baseball. The guys and the game, and I love the challenge of describing things. — Vin Scully
The highlight of my baseball career came in Philadelphia's Connie Mack Stadium when I saw a fan fall out of the upper deck. When he… — Bob Uecker
The new Haitian baseball can't weigh more than four ounces or less than five. — Jerry Coleman
When you lose your hands, you can't play baseball. — Jerry Coleman
Baseball isn't statistics, it's Joe DiMaggio rounding second base. — Jimmy Breslin
To keep going in baseball, you have to learn all the time. I love to play. When I can't get outs, I'll stop. — Fernando Valenzuela
Say 'Dodgers' and people know you're talking about baseball. Say 'Braves' and they ask, 'What reservation?' Say 'Reds' and they think of communism. Say 'Padres'… — Tommy Lasorda
Baseball is something more than a game to an American boy; it is his training field for lifeâ€™s work. Destroy his faith in its squareness… — Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Major League Baseball has always recognized the influence that our stars can have on the youth of America. As such, we are concerned that recent… — Bud Selig
Major League Baseball is a national institution and we take our responsibilities seriously when it comes to how the game affects the lives of American… — Bud Selig
Baseball people, and that includes myself, are slow to change and accept new ideas. I remember that it took years to persuade them to put… — Branch Rickey
Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game. — Branch Rickey
I am alarmed at the subtle invasion of professional football, which is gaining preeminence over baseball. It's unthinkable. — Branch Rickey
It (a baseball box score) doesn't tell how big you are, what church you attend, what color you are, or how your father voted in… — Branch Rickey
Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team player second, within the rules and spirit of the game. — Branch Rickey

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