Baseball Quote by Rickey Henderson

And when I retired, trust me, not only did Nolan Ryan, but the entire Ryan family had withdrawals from baseball. And it was tough.

— Nolan Ryan

I never faced a pitcher with better stuff than Nolan Ryan.

— Robin Yount

You get to the big leagues, and you think, 'Can I do this stuff?' Then you take the first pitch down the middle for…

— Joe Torre

I know it's tough. Everybody in baseball knows its tough. I'm just going to give it my best shot.

— Mark McGwire

The no-hitter was the highlight of my career. The specialness of it, I didn't know how lasting it would be when it happened. Everywhere…

— Jim Abbott

Don't let failure get you down. Babe Ruth struck out over 1,300 times.

— Lou Holtz

“True, [Gary Nolan] might not strike fear into the hearts of all you free-swinging power hitters out there—at least not in the same way…

— Tucker Elliot

I was really happy with the 2,000th hit, because before the at-bat, I wanted to make sure my uniform looked good, my socks looked…

— Joey Votto

I think the important thing now, getting closer to the pitch counts, it feels like I got something left. I felt I could have…

— Roy Halladay

“Baseball can indeed break your heart, but, without fail, it will always find a way to make it whole again.”

— Stacey May Fowles

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

— John Smoltz

The nice thing about baseball is that all of the possible outcomes are known - it's not quite as messy as the real world.…

— Paul DePodesta