Top 11 Quotes & Sayings by Brian Roberts

Anytime you do something out of the ordinary, there will be skeptics. Everyone wants a reason why. That's fine. What's happened with me is just an accumulation of a lot of things.

Everybody wants to play his natural position and play every day, but in the world of professional sports that's not always possible.

The minor leagues were great. When you first sign, that is your big leagues.

I was always the smallest guy on the field.

My father is a marvelous mentor, and if you're going to have a mentor, the ones that work best let you make your own mistakes. You're ready to do your own thing and just at that moment of being unbridled, if somebody's trying to manage you too tightly, it's going to be tough - particularly if that person's got the same last name.

I'm a spreadsheet guy. But you get to that moment of truth, and it has nothing to do with a spreadsheet. You've got to factor in what your competitors are doing, what the technology is doing, what your shareholders want, what your employees want, what your customers want, and you've got to make it happen sometimes.

If I weren't playing baseball, I would be a radio or sports broadcaster. In college at South Carolina I did some stuff with the radio station and really liked it.

I think volunteerism in America generally is what makes America so special.

When you go through growing pains and learning experiences, it makes you tougher down the road.

I've been blessed with plenty of ability. It's just not as easily noticed as some guys.

I couldn't care less about the leader board. A lot of guys have led the league in something in April and couldn't be found at the end of the season.