Big Quote by Max Fried

It was a dream of mine to play in all the big leagues.

— Ivan Perisic

Pitching in the big leagues is a dream. Preparing to pitch in the big leagues is a nightmare!

— Nolan Ryan

I did dream about pitching in the big leagues, but never getting to the Hall of Fame.

— John Smoltz

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 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

Every time I take the mound, I try to win. So that's what I'm trying to do.

— Masahiro Tanaka

There's nothing like being a pitcher on the mound. You're by yourself. Ever since I was a little kid watching Pedro Martinez do it,…

— Pat Connaughton

The thing that kept me from going to the next level was, I really didn't have an out-pitch. My story in baseball could have…

— Stephen Gostkowski

When I was 15 years old, I used to actually dream I was pitching in Yankee Stadium. Bill Dickey was my catcher.

— Tommy Lasorda

In the minor leagues, previous to 2008, I took a lot of pitches. I prided myself on on-base percentage. I made sure that I…

— Ben Zobrist

Initially, it (winning the 1967 American League Pennant) was what you would dream about in Little League. The winning pitcher, being on the mound…

— Jim Lonborg