Top 13 Quotes & Sayings by Joe Morgan

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Joe Morgan.

Last updated on December 18, 2024.

Joe Leonard Morgan was an American professional baseball second baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Colt .45s / Astros, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Oakland Athletics from 1963 to 1984. He won two World Series championships with the Reds in 1975 and 1976 and was also named the National League Most Valuable Player in each of those years. Considered one of the greatest second basemen of all time, Morgan was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990.

American - Athlete | Born: September 19, 1943

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I still have very close ties to Houston and the Astros because that was my first team.

Joe Morgan

I believe you learn social skills by mixing with people.

Joe Morgan

I don't see myself as a Larry King or somebody. When you do interviews, sometimes it turns to interrogations. I'm more of a conversationalist, not throwing hardball questions.

Joe Morgan

When you're a kid growing up, you say you want to make it to the Major Leagues, and when you reach that dream, that's what it's all about.

Joe Morgan

Well, I grew up in the Bay Area, so I've been in earthquakes before.

Joe Morgan

I take my vote as a salute to the little guy, the one who doesn't hit 500 home runs. I was one of the guys that did all they could to win. I'm proud of my stats, but I don't think I ever got on for.

Joe Morgan

No, I don't want you to draw any conclusion. I want you to listen to what I just said.

Joe Morgan

He (Frank Robinson as Manager) can step on your shoes, but he doesn't mess up your shine.

Joe Morgan

To be a star and stay a star, I think you've got to have a certain air of arrogance about you, a cockiness, a swagger on the field that says, "I can do this and you can't stop me." I know that I play baseball with this air of arrogance, but I think it's lacking in a lot of guys who could have the potential to be stars.

Joe Morgan

A good base stealer should make the whole infield jumpy. Whether you steal or not, you're changing the rhythm of the game. If the pitcher is concerned about you, he isn't concentrating enough on the batter.

Joe Morgan

To obtain success, you must get the most out of your ability and to do that you must work on your weaknesses.

Joe Morgan

What you have to do in certain situations, that's called situational hitting.

Joe Morgan

Greg Maddux could put a baseball through a life saver if you asked him.

Joe Morgan