Shortstops Quotes
17 quotes by 15 authors
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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
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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
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I never wanted to be a dancer. It's true! I wanted to be a shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
— Gene Kelly
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I was for a short time on the baseball team as shortstop, where I was no good.
— Herbert Hoover
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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
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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
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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.
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Japan has one of them crazy robot shortstops,
— Curtis Granderson
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The first and last duty of the lover of the game of baseball," Peavine's book began, "whether in the stands or on the field, is…
— Michael Chabon
Who Wrote These Shortstops Quotes
15 authors contributed a total of 17 Shortstops Quotes as follows: