Shortstop Quotes

21 quotes by 18 authors

I am a lefty, though I bat right-handed... When I was a kid I pitched, played first, outfield and shortstop as well. Now it's mainly… — Josh Charles
You learn from music, from watching great athletes at work - how disciplined they are, how they move. You learn these things by watching a… — Ernest Gaines
I never wanted to be a dancer. It's true! I wanted to be a shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates. — Gene Kelly
I was for a short time on the baseball team as shortstop, where I was no good. — Herbert Hoover
My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you're a kid, you want to be just like your dad. — Derek Jeter
In my opinion, I've had the greatest job in the world. I got a chance to be the shortstop for the New York Yankees, and… — Derek Jeter
I'd like to be remembered. I'd like to think that someday two guys will be talking in a bar and one of them will say… — Cal Ripken, Jr.
These are the saddest of possible words, Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance. Trio of Bear Cubs fleeter than birds, Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance. Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon bubble, Making a Giant hit… — Franklin P. Adams
My Daddy was left-handed, and I was left-handed when I was little. In fact, I was left-handed all the way to high school. Then I… — Luke Appling
I name (Honus) Wagner first on my list, not only because he was a great batting champion and base-runner, and also baseball's foremost shortstop, but… — John McGraw
You've just got to keep playing hard. You have to remember that you are not just playing for the Twins. There are other teams out… — Jason Bartlett
Carl Yastrzemski was the best all-around player. He could run, throw and hit. He had the ability to play a number of different positions. He… — Al Kaline
I liked playing with David Eckstein (former Angels shortstop). I'm not talking about players with top skills, I'm sure there were players with way more… — Bengie Molina
I was a pitcher, shortstop and outfielder, and the Yankees tried to sign me out of high school as a first-round draft pick in 1981.… — Bo Jackson
I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams - I'm not knocking other… — Derek Jeter
Playing shortstop is 75 to 80 percent anticipation, knowing the hitter and the pitch being thrown. — Lou Boudreau
You should have seen Willie Wells play shortstop: as good as Ozzie Smith and a better hitter. How I wish people could have seen Ray… — Monte Irvin
If Albert Einstein was right, Cal Ripken should have been a CEO or politician rather than a shortstop, because Ripken led by example over and… — Don Yaeger
I made the varsity team as a freshman at 15. Then, I tore a tendon and never fully recovered. I was a shortstop, then third… — Peter Scolari
Nobody ever won a pennant without a star shortstop. — Leo Durocher

Who Wrote These Shortstop Quotes

18 authors contributed a total of 21 Shortstop Quotes as follows: