Baseball Quotes

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I couldn't see well enough to play (baseball) when I was a boy, so they gave me a special job - they made me an… — Harry S. Truman
She'll be evaluated like any other Double-A umpire. Major League Baseball has never attempted to influence our decision — Mike Fitzpatrick
I kept thinking, 'this must be the coolest job - I'd like to be a professional baseball player.' They were getting paid to play a… — Cal Ripken, Jr.
The crack of the bat, the sound of baseballs thumping into gloves, the infield chatter are like birdsong to the baseball starved. — W. P. Kinsella
Men are too emotional to vote. Their conduct at baseball games and political conventions shows this, while their innate tendency to appeal to force renders… — Alice Duer Miller
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity. — Bill Veeck
Don't quote me on this, but if they ever manage to ban beer advertising in baseball you can kiss the national pastime goodbye. — Roger Maris
Inner peace is not found in things like baseball and world championships. As long as I feel I've done the best job I possibly could,… — Sparky Anderson
Back in my day, we didn't think about money as much. We enjoyed playing the game. We loved baseball. I didn't think about anybody else… — Stan Musial
I think it's really important for this great state of baseball to reach out to people of all walks of life to make sure that… — George W. Bush
Last year, more Americans went to symphonies than went to baseball games. This may be viewed as an alarming statistic, but I think that both… — John F. Kennedy
I found out early in life that I could hit a baseball farther than most players and that's what I tried to do, — Harmon Killebrew
In addition, help your children learn self-discipline by such activities as learning to play a musical instrument or other demanding skill. I am reminded of… — Joe J. Christensen
You could see the flames and the outer skin of the spacecraft glowing; and burning, baseball size chunks flying off behind us. It was an… — William Anders
The game of baseball is a clean, straight game, and it summons to its presence everybody who enjoys clean, straight athletics. It furnishes amusement to… — William Howard Taft
You know, when I was a young boy I used to play baseball in my back yard or in the street with my brothers or… — Robin Yount
It looked like a ballpark. It smelled like a ballpark. It had a feeling and a heartbeat, a personality that was all baseball. — Richie Ashburn
I still dream about everything I achieved. I dream about my career, dream about playing baseball, meeting so many people, traveling so much. — Tony Oliva
Baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was… — Terrence Mann
I am old enough to remember every Red Sox season since 1975. Baseball is long. Baseball takes forever. It's day in, day out, for six… — Bill Simmons

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