Baseball Quote by Pat Connaughton

I don't know if I would have made the major leagues, but I would have gotten to at least Triple-A.

— Ken Wahl

I was a last round draft pick. Nobody wanted me. I could count the amount of scouts that told me to go to school,…

— Mike Piazza

I never thought I'd get drafted, let alone make the big leagues.

— Patrick Corbin

I did make a choice when I got away from baseball to be there to get my kids off to college.

— Cal Ripken, Jr

I was very lucky to get drafted into the situation I came into. I could have gone somewhere where other guys would resent me…

— Julio Jones

I had friends around campus and great teammates. I didn't want to leave. I didn't expect to be regarded and scouted as such a…

— Chris Bosh

Growing up, you think about playing in the big leagues one day. But to this scale, and winning a World Series in your hometown,…

— Anthony Rendon

When I was drafted by Chicago, I said, 'Wow, it would be nice to play with those guys.' I knew I'd have an automatic…

— Toni Kukoc

I think I would have held my own in the NFL.

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

It was the first time I'd picked up a bat and ball in three years, and it turned out to be a breakout season…

— Eddy Alvarez

I had been told I might be drafted in the fourth round. 'Great,' I said at the time.

— John Stockton

My senior year in high school I knew was going to be drafted into the NBA.

— Derrick Favors