Fitness Quote by Leon Day

I pitched and I played the outfield.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I went on inactive duty in August 1945, and since I had stayed in such good shape and had played ball on military teams,…

— Bob Feller

I've never pitched in the playoffs.

— Patrick Corbin

I had 12 years under my belt of baseball at the amateur level before I got to the big leagues.

— Tom Seaver

I remember one game when I pitched in Yankee Stadium and gave up five runs in the first inning. It would have been easy…

— Hal Newhouser

It was in 1942 and I flew from St. Louis to Mexico City. I had just gotten married and we were on our honeymoon.…

— Monte Irvin

I started coaching in the Interregionale league in Catanzaro. There were pitches with no grass; at times, we had no water, no training equipment.…

— Claudio Ranieri

Pitching in the Olympic Games, Pan Am Games and Central American games prepared me to pitch at the big-league level.

— Jose Contreras

I was a professional baseball player from the time I was drafted out of high school in 1981 until the time I retired in 2003.

— David Cone

I've pitched too many innings and pitched too many years - one game doesn't make or break my career.

— Jamie Moyer

Spring training is for the pitchers - it is what it is.

— Ryan Zimmerman

I always enjoyed the training part of baseball. I went to play college baseball and decided it wasn't for me.

— Rich Froning Jr