Baseball Quote by Steve Carlton

Pete Rose is baseball.

— Sparky Anderson

I was taught coming up in the Phillies organization to be seen and not heard by people like Pete Rose, my hero growing up,…

— Ryne Sandberg

“Rose worked and played so hard that kids all across the country—not just in Cincinnati—were emulating him on sandlots everywhere, proud to dirty their…

— Tucker Elliot

Pete Rose IS Baseball ~ Sparky Anderson

— Pete Rose

Pete Rose inspired my style of play, but should not be in the Hall of Fame.

— Gabe Kapler

I was sort of obsessed with the Phillies as a young kid.

— Frank Vogel

Does Pete (Rose) hustle? Before the All-Star game he came into the clubhouse and took off his shoes and they ran another mile without…

— Hank Aaron

Major League Baseball has created a Pete Rose purgatory, and that's where he is. And that's where he's always going to be. It's unfortunate…

— Mike Schmidt

I heard a fella say once he'd rather have a rose bud when he was alive than to have a whole rose garden thrown…

— Home Run Baker

Tony Taylor was one of the first acquisitions that the Phillies made when they reconstructed their team. They got him from Philadelphia.

— Jerry Coleman

I was fortunate to play for Pete Rose and have teammates like Ken Griffey Sr., Tony Perez and Dave Concepcion. I grew up in…

— Eric Davis

Pete Rose may not make the Hall of Fame, but a statue of him is going to be erected outside the Cincinnati Reds ballpark.

— Frank Deford