Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Gil Hodges

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Gil Hodges.

Last updated on April 21, 2025.

Gilbert Ray Hodges was an American first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played most of his 18-year career for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers.

American - Athlete | April 4, 1924 - April 2, 1972

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I can't very well tell my batters don't hit it to him. Wherever they hit it, he's there anyway.

Gil Hodges

Well, I know that I'll never forget that, but also I won't forget the hundreds of people who sent me letters, telegrams, and postcards during that World Series. There wasn't a single nasty message. Everybody tried to say something nice.

Gil Hodges

Many children work hard to please their parents, but what I truly longed for was good times that were about us, not about me. That is the real hole the Dodgers filled in my life.

Gil Hodges