Batting Quote by Pete Rose

He (Jackie Robinson) was the greatest competitor I've ever seen. I've seen him beat a team with his bat, his ball, his glove, his…

— Duke Snider

I remember one time going out to the mound to talk with Bob Gibson. He told me to get back behind the batter; that…

— Tim McCarver

Billy Bremner... was the captain of a very successful side. He was quite small but feisty as anything and that's what I love, playing…

— Kalvin Phillips

I consider Billy Keeler, Mike Tiernan, Ed Delihanty and Larrie La Joie the toughest hitters I had to pitch to, but I did not…

— Kid Nichols

Bob Gibson is the luckiest pitcher I ever saw. He always pitches when the other team doesn't score any runs.

— Tim McCarver

I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron. They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson.

— Monte Irvin

I loved captaining and trying to win games - but I wasn't enjoying batting any more.

— Andrew Strauss

Paul Scholes was the main figure for me growing up. His attitude, he's humble off the pitch - you didn't hear much about him…

— Jesse Lingard

I was able to play alongside, in my opinion, the best hitter with Miguel Cabrera and kind of watch the way he goes about…

— J. D. Martinez

Gabriel Batistuta. He was a spectacular No 9 - great at finding space, shooting from outside the box, good in the air. He was…

— Luis Suarez

I was lucky enough to play with some great batsman - Matthew Hayden, Steve Smith, David Warner, Adam Gilchrist, Damien Martyn who was a…

— Michael Clarke

Sammy Sosa? Everybody knew who Sammy was, paid attention to Sammy. I had already signed in pro ball when he had the great homer…

— Alfonso Soriano