130 quotes found
“I went through baseball as 'a player to be named later.'”
“People who think they know what they are talking about when they talk about baseball include the announcers and all of the sports press - no matter how much evidence you present them to the contrar...”
“I think everybody has something that takes them away or makes them happier. To some people it's baseball or sports or knitting or the movies.”
“Baseball is a man maker.”
“Watching baseball under the lights is like observing dogs indoors, at a pedigree show. In both instances, the environment is too controlled to suit the species.”
“Seven is more than a lucky number or a famous baseball player's uniform. It's the brain's natural shepherd, herding vast amounts of information into manageable chunks.”
“I knew at a young age, whether I was playing baseball or hockey or lacrosse, that my teammates were counting on me, whether it be to strike the last batter out in a baseball game or score a big goa...”
“I am the best in baseball.”
“Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.”
“After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is Reggie Jackson, I really mean that.”
“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 five the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the gre...”
“I'm very thankful to the Yankees and to Major League Baseball for allowing me to play this game.”
“I am convinced that God wanted me to be a baseball player.”
“No one intuitively understands quantum mechanics because all of our experience involves a world of classical phenomena where, for example, a baseball thrown from pitcher to catcher seems to take ju...”
“I don't like baseball movies. I like movies about moral courage and people who are indomitable and courageous and right.”
“In an individual sport, yes, you have to win titles. Baseball's different. But basketball, hockey? One person can control the tempo of a game, can completely alter the momentum of a series. There's...”
“When you're an expert in a subject, you can retain new factoids on your favorite topic easily. This only works for the subjects you're truly passionate about, though. Baseball fans can reel off sta...”
“When you go to watch a baseball game, when you go to watch an NBA game, when you watch an NFL game, when you go to watch movies, the offering that those arenas are doing foodwise is 'all the hot do...”
“Statistics are to baseball what a flaky crust is to Mom's apple pie.”
“Athletes and musicians make astronomical amounts of money. People get paid $100 million to throw a baseball! Shouldn't we all take less and pass some of that money onto others? Think about firefigh...”
