When his enthusiasm goes he's through as a player.
Pete Rose.
“It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.”
“I like Barack Obama as a person. He's articulate, he knows sports, his brother-in-law's a coach. He always has the athletes to the White House. But I don't know about some of his policies and some ...”
“Back in 1960 at Christmas time, I did work loading and unloading boxcars for Railway Express. That was a kind of weight training that helped me. I weighed about 160 when I started. I began to gain ...”
“If somebody is gracious enough to give me a second chance, I won't need a third.”
“I've never looked forward to a birthday like I'm looking forward to my new daughter's birthday, because two days after that is when I can apply for reinstatement.”
“Sparky Anderson taught me this a long time ago: 'There's three ways you can treat a person. You can pat 'em on the butt, you can kick 'em in the butt, or you can leave 'em alone.'”
“Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.”
“Enthusiasm is a supernatural serenity.”
“It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.”
