Catchers Quotes

62 quotes by 51 authors

A catcher and his body are like the outlaw and his horse. He's got to ride that nag till it drops. — Johnny Bench
I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him to Johnny Bench. — Sparky Anderson
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. — Maya Angelou
The only job worse is a javelin catcher at a track - and - field meet. — Gump Worsley
Maintaining concentration depends on what I call tunnel vision; nothing else in the world exists but the catcher's target, the hitter and my perfect delivery. — Nolan Ryan
Two hundred million Americans, and there ain't two good catchers among 'em. — Casey Stengel
Catcher in the Rye had a profound impact on me-the idea that we all have lots of dreams that are slowly being chipped away as… — Judd Nelson
Yes, hard is good. When I was in high school, I spent a lot of time on my knees playing with balls. I guess it… — Mike Piazza
I told him (Pete Rose, Jr.) who to watch. I said if you want to be a catcher, watch Johnny Bench. If you want to… — Pete Rose
I'm aware that many of my friends will be saddened and shocked, or shock-saddened, over some of the chapters in 'The Catcher In the Rye.'… — J D Salinger
Its nice to have a catcher who knows my mechanics, too. That way if I get into trouble he can stop it before I get… — Tim Wakefield
If you believe your catcher is intelligent and you know that he has considerable experience, it is a good thing to leave the game almost… — Bob Feller
A good catcher is the quarterback, the carburetor, the lead dog, the pulse taker, the traffic cop and sometimes a lot of unprintable things, but… — Miller Huggins
When a catcher has to use his thumb to give signs, that means the pitcher has more than four pitches. — Tim McCarver
A catcher must want to catch. He must make up his mind that it isn't the terrible job it is painted, and that he isn't… — Bill Dickey
The wind always seems to blow against catchers when they are running. — Joe Garagiola
Not only was I not the best catcher in the Major Leagues, I wasn't even the best catcher on my street! — Joe Garagiola
Like some cult religion that barely survives, there has always been at least one but rarely more than five or six devotees throwing the knuckleball… — Ron Luciano
No one ever grew up intending to be an umpire, except perhaps my friend Bill Haller. His brother Tom wanted to be a catcher, so… — Ron Luciano
The great thing about catchers is that they do a lot of different things, and they're basically overlooked. — Roger Angell

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