All-star game Quote by Hank Aaron

“Rose worked and played so hard that kids all across the country—not just in Cincinnati—were emulating him on sandlots everywhere, proud to dirty their…

— Tucker Elliot

Pete Rose is baseball.

— Sparky Anderson

Major League Baseball has created a Pete Rose purgatory, and that's where he is. And that's where he's always going to be. It's unfortunate…

— Mike Schmidt

Hustle is just playing the game right.

— Jimmy Rollins

Pete (Rose) doesn't run with celebrities and he can't stand the phonies. His big buddy in LA ain't Sinatra, it's a funny old groundskeeper.

— Sparky Anderson

You look at a Pete Rose to be the terrific athlete he is and then he falls on hard times, but when he played…

— Walter Payton

No one wants to be the next Pete Rose.

— Matt Gaetz

Pete Rose IS Baseball ~ Sparky Anderson

— Pete Rose

Pete Rose inspired my style of play, but should not be in the Hall of Fame.

— Gabe Kapler

Pete Rose came over to the Phillies in '79 and he became the catalyst that helped us to put it all together.

— Steve Carlton

Dennis Conner is Pete Rose in deck shoes.

— Dave Anderson

“Pete Berman sized up his competition like a predator lining up its prey. Gerry Williams dribbled once with his left hand, stopped on a…

— Phil Wohl