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Baseball Quotes by Branch Rickey
- Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself but for me, the ultimate human experience…
- Don't worry about your individual numbers. Worry about the team. If the team is successful, each of you will be successful, too.
- Some day I'm going to have to stand before God, and if He asks me why I didn't let that [Jackie] Robinson fellow play ball,…
- 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…
- Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game.
- I am alarmed at the subtle invasion of professional football, which is gaining preeminence over baseball. It's unthinkable.
- 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…
- 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.
- A full mind is an empty bat.
- Baseball people are generally allergic to new ideas; it took years to persuade them to put numbers on uniforms, and it is the hardest thing…
- Baseball is a game of inches.
- A game of great charm in the adoption of mathematical measurements to the timing of human movements, the exactitudes and adjustments of physical ability to…
- Fill in any figure you want for that boy (Mickey Mantle). Whatever the figure, it's a deal.
- I'm a man of some intelligence. I've had some education, passed the bar, practiced law. I've been a teacher and I deal with men of…
- Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part.I always loved the game, but when my legs weren't hurting it was…
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- A catcher and his body are like the outlaw and his horse. He's got to ride that nag till it drops. — Johnny Bench
- Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets. — Yogi Berra
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- You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six. — Yogi Berra
- It's like deja-vu, all over again. — Yogi Berra
- Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded. — Yogi Berra
- I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat and if it keeps up, I change bats. After… — Yogi Berra