Baseball Quote by Doug Harvey

I must admit, I was born to officiate; I was made to officiate. I miss it. I knew why I was doing it. God…

— Doug Harvey

I just umpire. That's what I've done. That's all I can do. I'm one of the fortunate ones on God's earth. I found what…

— Doug Harvey

Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.

— Ford Frick

All you umpires, back to the bleachers. Referees, hit the showers. It's my game. I pitch, I hit, I catch. I run the bases.…

— Ray Bradbury

Being an umpire wasn't such a tough job. You really have to understand only two things and that's maintaing discipline and knowing the rule…

— Cal Hubbard

I say to you, you want a thrill, volunteer to be an umpire. I'd like you to go just work the bases some day.…

— Doug Harvey

No player or manager has greater respect for the umpires than I do, and I have demonstrated that over the years.

— Pete Rose

I couldn't see well enough to play (baseball) when I was a boy, so they gave me a special job - they made me…

— Harry S. Truman

I loved baseball. I was a pitcher. I loved being on the mound because I also loved being at the center of the action,…

— John Hickenlooper

I was a great base umpire, but I was the most mediocre plate umpire to ever come into the major leagues.

— Doug Harvey

When I was a teenager, I was an umpire for a competitive league for 8- to 9-year-olds. I was really bad at it because…

— Adam DeVine

I spent a lot of hours on the baseball field doing whatever I could do to get better.

— Evan Longoria