(3018 quotes found)
“My ability to throw a baseball was a gift. It was a God-given gift. And I am truly appreciative of that gift. It took me a while to figure that out... and when I finally did, I dedicated myself to be the best pitcher I possibly could be, for as long as I possibly could be.”
Nolan Ryan
“Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living.”
Alvin Dark
“No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball.”
Connie Mack
“Major league baseball has asked its players to stop tossing baseballs into the stands during games, because they say fans fight over them and they get hurt. In fact, the Florida Marlins said that's why they never hit any home runs. It's a safety issue.”
Jay Leno
“I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.”
Bob Uecker
“There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all.”
Lou Gehrig
“The great trouble with baseball today is that most of the players are in the game for the money and that's it, not for the love of it, the excitement of it, the thrill of it.”
Ty Cobb
“If you don't think baseball is a big deal, don't do it. But if you do, do it right.”
Tom Seaver
“Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire's eye or on the ball.”
Jim Murray
“You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all.”
Earl Weaver
