20th-century Baseball Player Quotes

A ball player's got to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That's why no boy from a rich family ever made the big leagues.

All skills are perfected through the process of failure. Embrace loss as a necessary part of improvement.

Whatever I contributed to the unique morale of the Cardinals was part of this growth, and so, of course, was my decision to have it out in public with the owners of organized baseball.

People think I hate Billy Martin. I don't. I hate some of the things he did. And I will say I don't understand him. Billy Martin is not an intellectual, but there is a cunningness to him that is something to behold.

Maybe I'm not in the Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame like so many of my baseball buddies, but I'm happy I had the chance to play pro ball and am especially proud of my contributions to my country. Perhaps I could not hit like Babe Ruth, but I spoke more languages than he did.

Thank you, God, for giving me strength and making me a ballplayer.

They say the first World Series is the one you remember most. No, no no. I guarantee you don't remember that one because the fantasy world you always dreamed about is suddenly real.

Sparky Anderson

A goal is created three times. First as a mental picture. Second, when written down to add clarity and dimension. And third, when you take action towards its achievement.

It's done a lot of players a lot of good. And obviously, this drug is a drug where it's dose-related. Anything in overdose will destroy your liver. I mean, look at cigarettes and look at liquor. Cigarettes says on the packet, this will kill you; it will cause cancer; and you're still smoking it.

If you had a pill that would guarantee a pitcher 20 wins, but might take five years off his life, he'd take it.

How often does a guy who lives and breathes baseball meet a woman who loves the game and understands it as well as he?