Backyards Quote by John Thorn

I grew up on the softball field. Every day I would take my glove and my bat with me

— Yoenis Cespedes

Young players need to know how to take care of themselves for life after baseball

— Barry Bonds

We're all still kids when it comes to baseball.

— Chuck Fleischmann

As a kid, I always played baseball.

— Ronald Acuna Jr

I was never one of those kids that felt like I had to go to practice or that I was being made to go…

— Tyler Hoechlin

People like us are afraid to leave ball. What else is there to do? When baseball has been your whole life, you can't think…

— Willie Stargell

I thank heaven we have had baseball in this world... the kids... our national pastime.

— Babe Ruth

Growing up, always having a ball in my hand or watching sport has been a huge part of my life.

— Sam Kerr

When you're a kid, what fun the game is! You grab a bat and glove and ball, that's it. I know what Ted Williams…

— Eddie Mathews

I'm a baseball player. I've done this my whole life.

— Chris Sale

We really had baseball in the family. Even that little habit I've got of chewing tobacco on the ball field sort of comes from…

— Nellie Fox

People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and…

— Rogers Hornsby