Ball player Quote by Joe DiMaggio

You don't have to be big to be a big leaguer. Look at Phil Rizzuto. He's really small and he's been one of the…

— Nellie Fox

To be a big league ball player, you have to love the game.

— Enos Slaughter

You have to hit the fastball to play in the big leagues.

— Ted Williams

I kept listening in the minor leagues, and even earlier than that, people would say, 'If you don't hit the fastball, you're not going…

— Jose Altuve

It really helps you grow as an individual and a ball player to realize that nothing comes easy in this league, and you have…

— Tim Hardaway Jr

Today's Little Leaguers, and there are millions of them each year, pick up how to hit and throw and field just by watching games…

— Mickey Mantle

Every player dreams of a big league.

— Michy Batshuayi

Too much money at a young age, it just takes your eye off the ball. And you're not as hungry as players used to…

— Ryan Giggs

When you get to the big leagues, you need to take potential and turn it into performance. You want to be the guy who…

— Travis Hafner

A good professional athlete must have the love of a little boy. And the good players feel the kind of love for the game…

— Tom Seaver

The economics of baseball are the big problem. The big clubs make a lot of money and the little clubs don't.

— Fay Vincent

Every kid in America dreams of playing in the big leagues and they don't, just because. It's not because they blew out their knee.…

— Marc Blucas