Atlanta Quote by Gabe Kapler

He (Jackie Robinson) was the greatest competitor I've ever seen. I've seen him beat a team with his bat, his ball, his glove, his…

— Duke Snider

One of my heroes growing up was Jackie Robinson. My mom, an ardent baseball fan from whom I got my love of the game,…

— Jared Polis

There's some guys - Michael Jordan and Mariano Rivera and Tiger Woods - that were blessed with the ability just to be... great.

— Adam Vinatieri

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.…

— Al Kaline

My high school coach was Ray O'Conner. He has coached a lot of players that have signed professional contracts, and many of those have…

— Robin Yount

I think Tony Gonzalez always set the standard. He was the guy that, I think for all of us, when I came in that…

— Jason Witten

He (Shoeless Joe Jackson) was the finest natural hitter in the history of the game.

— Ty Cobb

All my life in professional baseball, people said 'He could be better.'

— Ken Griffey Jr

John Henry Lloyd is the man I gave the credit to for polishing my skills. He taught me how to play third base and…

— Judy Johnson

Tremendous teammate, that's what comes to mind when I think of Scottie Pippen. He was a very caring teammate who was always concerned about…

— B. J. Armstrong

No man in the history of baseball had as much power as . No man.

— Mickey Mantle

I used to play baseball with Jake Owen when I was a kid.

— Dan Bilzerian