Building Quote by Joey Votto

When I look back, my journey isn't about a small-town kid from Hazleton traveling around the country, but about the years I put in…

— Joe Maddon

I only wish I could have played in the big leagues when I was young enough to show what I could do. When an…

— Buck Leonard

Finally, for all of us but a lucky few, the dream of playing big-time baseball is relinquished so we can get on with grown-up…

— John Thorn

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 started playing baseball at age 4 because my family has always played baseball and I always wanted be like my brother and my cousin.

— Francisco Lindor

I had the pleasure, as Robin said, to live a childhood dream as many young Americans and Puerto Rican children live that play youth…

— Nolan Ryan

I wanted to play baseball ever since I was 5 years old.

— Allan Ray

I went to college for a reason, and that was to skip the minor leagues. I spent a year in the minors and got…

— Mark Teixeira

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

— Takeru Kobayashi

Growing up wanting to be a baseball player, then being able to have fans who respect you for how you play the game, that's…

— Kyle Schwarber

I had a great time with baseball growing up. I was lucky to grow up with it and to learn.

— Nick Johnson

I think for me it was always being an everyday player in the Major Leagues and trying to see how you can improve from…

— Marcus Semien