Emergency Quote by Ed Henry

People saying, 'Life didn't turn out the way I wanted it to.' Welcome to the club. I wanted to be the starting center-fielder for…

— Denis Leary

I knew I'd never make it back to the major leagues as a player. Lee MacPhail came to me and asked if I wanted…

— Bobby Cox

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a baseball player.

— Takeru Kobayashi

One of my biggest gifts ever, my mother made a Yankee uniform for me as a little boy, and I wore it to bed…

— Dick Vitale

Up until the time I was 14 years old, I was sure that I was going to be a big-league baseball player. But that…

— Phil Knight

I had my pants backward, cut a hole in my baseball cap, stuck my ponytail through it . I wanted to be the third…

— Da Brat

I wanted to play baseball!

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I always had a Yankees hat around. It was my thing. It was so cool to embody yourself or think about being a professional…

— Corey Seager

I wanted to be a professional baseball player.

— Balthazar Getty

Actually, the only memory I have of being a Cub Scout was trying to get my hat back. That was all I did. Run…

— Jerry Seinfeld

When I was a little boy, I wanted to be a baseball player and also join the circus. With the Yankees, I've accomplished both.

— Graig Nettles

When I was 15 years old, I used to actually dream I was pitching in Yankee Stadium. Bill Dickey was my catcher.

— Tommy Lasorda