Pitcher Quotes

242 quotes by 173 authors

Self-discipline is a form of freedom. Freedom from laziness and lethargy, freedom from the expectations and demands of others, freedom from weakness and fear-and doubt.… — Harvey Dorfman
It was a wine jar when the molding began: as the wheel runs round why does it turn out a water pitcher? — Horace
My Master used to say, when a pitcher is being filled (by immersion), it gurgles, but when full, it is noiseless. — Swami Vivekananda
Nobody's bigger than the game of baseball. You ask pitchers from 10-15-20 years ago. That's normal. Part of the game. — Ken Rosenthal
Initially, it (winning the 1967 American League Pennant) was what you would dream about in Little League. The winning pitcher, being on the mound to… — Jim Lonborg
If the World Series was on the line and I could pick one pitcher to pitch the game, I'd choose Whitey Ford every time. — Mickey Mantle
A torn rotator cuff is a cancer for a pitcher and if a pitcher gets a badly torn one, he has to face the facts,… — Don Drysdale
I donâ€™t like pitchers who walk hitters. It puts pressure on your defense. The less walks you have, the better your chances of getting through… — Kevin Towers
Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined. I wouldn't let that pitcher get me out. They say… — Frank Robinson
Every pitcher can beat you, it doesn't matter how good you are. — Barry Bonds
All pitchers are born pitchers. — Joe DiMaggio
I consciously memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league threw his fastball, curve, and slider; then, I'd pick up the speed of… — Stan Musial
What we have are good gray ballplayers, playing a good gray game and reading the good gray Wall Street Journal. They have been brainwashed, dry-cleaned… — Bill Veeck
Fix your eye on the ball from the moment the pitcher holds it in his glove. Follow it as he throws to the plate and… — Bill Klem
I think that's why I like baseball. There's something great about it - you're young, the pitcher's young and he's got this great arm, and… — Bruce McCulloch
They said I was the greatest pitcher they ever sawI couldnt understand why they couldnt give me no justice. — Satchel Paige
Breaking the ice in the pitcher seems to be a feature of the early lives of all great men. — Robert Benchley
I have always felt that although someone may defeat me, and I strike out in a ball game, the pitcher on the particular day was… — Hank Aaron
Take a pitcher full of water and set it down in the water-now it has water inside and water outside. We mustn't give it a… — Kabir
It's not fear of striking out that makes me reluctant to step up to the plate. It's the fear of getting hit in the head… — Jim Copeland

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