"When I began playing the game, baseball was……" — Ty Cobb
"When I began playing the game, baseball was about as gentlemanly as a kick in the crotch."
More Baseball Quotes
- In 2002, in this country, there was an observation that for the first time in America, more kids were actively… — Stephen Baldwin
- It's a great day for a ball game; let's play two! — Ernie Banks
- Awards mean a lot, but they don't say it all. The people in baseball mean more to me than statistics. — Ernie Banks
- Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the… — Jacques Barzun
- Baseball may be our national pastime, but the age-old tradition of taking a swing at Congress is a sport with… — Evan Bayh
- A catcher and his body are like the outlaw and his horse. He's got to ride that nag till it… — Johnny Bench
- Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets. — Yogi Berra
- Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical. — Yogi Berra
- You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six. — Yogi Berra
- It's like deja-vu, all over again. — Yogi Berra
- Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded. — Yogi Berra
- I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat and if it keeps up, I change… — Yogi Berra