Baseball Quotes

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There ain't much to being a ballplayer, if you're a ballplayer. — Honus Wagner
Bench me or trade me. — Chico Ruiz
I play for the poor man. I try to give a thrill to the lunch bucket fan. I know their plight. I worked in a… — Leon Wagner
I felt what I almost always feel when I am watching a ballgame: Just for those two or three hours, there is really no place… — Roger Angell
More than any other games, baseball gives its players space - both physical and emotional - in which to define themselves. — John Eskow
It is the best of all games for me. It frequently escapes from the pattern of sport and assumes the form of a virile ballet.… — Jimmy Cannon
Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common. — Robert J. LeRoy
Catching a fly ball is a pleasure, but knowing what to do with it after you catch it is a business. — Tommy Henrich
You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys. — Dale Long
I throw the ball ninety-two miles an hour, but they hit it back just as hard. — Joaquin Andujar
Baseball players quit playing and they take up golf. Basketball players quit, take up golf. Football players quit, take up golf. What are we supposed… — George Archer
Baseball reveals character; golf exposes it. — Ernie Banks
Baseball is very big with my people. It figures. It's the only way we can get to shake a bat at a white man without… — Dick Gregory
Golf is the only sport I know of where a player pays for every mistake. A man can muff a serve in tennis, miss a… — Lloyd Mangrum
The Golf Hall of Fame is full of players with unusual looking swings. Some of the prettiest swings you've ever seen in your life are… — Peter Jacobsen
The best possible thing in baseball is winning The World Series. The second best thing is losing The World Series. — Tommy Lasorda
Never bet on baseball. — Pete Rose
It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need to escape from a harsh reality. There are more television… — Shirley Chisholm
I'm playing baseball because I love it, not because I need the money or attention. That is why I've been so dedicated. I've accomplished a… — Mike Piazza
I played everything. I played lacrosse, baseball, hockey, soccer, track and field. I was a big believer that you played hockey in the winter and… — Wayne Gretzky

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