Ball player Quote by Michael Lewis

“Billy is spastic in time, has no control over where he is going next, and the trips aren't necessarily fun. He is in a…

— Kurt Vonnegut

I know Billy Bonds quite well and he is a fantastic person and was a fantastic player.

— Mark Noble

“Beckett grabbed Billy by the jaw. “If you ever touch Jimmy again, I’ll kill you. It’s that simple.”

— Debra Anastasia

“Later on in life, the Tralfamadorians would advise Billy to concentrate on the happy moments of his life, and to ignore the unhappy ones…

— Kurt Vonnegut

“I had a great deal of valuable knowledge - about genetics, computers, aikido, karate, hardware, chess, wine, cocktails, dancings, sexual positions, social protocols, and…

— Graeme Simsion

“WHEN HE WAS a young man Billy Beane could beat anyone at anything.”

— Michael Lewis

“We listened to the man because he had something to tell us, and us alone. Not how to play baseball, though he did that…

— Michael Lewis

“Years later he would say that when he'd decided to become a professional baseball player, it was the only time he'd done something just…

— Michael Lewis

“The old scouts are like a Greek chorus; it is their job to underscore the eternal themes of baseball. The eternal themes are precisely…

— Michael Lewis

Ernie Banks was a great great player and when he no longer could play, he became a great ambassador for the game. He represented…

— Tommy Lasorda