Top 17 Quotes & Sayings by Brooks Robinson

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Brooks Robinson.

Last updated on December 25, 2024.

Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr. is an American former professional baseball player. He played for the Baltimore Orioles for 23 seasons (1955–1977), the longest career spent with a single team in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. Robinson batted and threw right-handed. Nicknamed "the Human Vacuum Cleaner" or "Mr. Hoover", he is considered the greatest defensive third baseman in major league history.

American - Athlete | Born: May 18, 1937

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Pocahontas was the reason the Virginia colony didn't disappear, unlike some earlier attempts.

Brooks Robinson

If your not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job.

Brooks Robinson

I'm a guy who just wanted to see his name in the lineup everyday. To me, baseball was a passion to the point of obsession.

Brooks Robinson

Fifty years from now I'll be just three inches of type in a record book.

Brooks Robinson

I've always said when I broke in I was an average player. I had an average arm, average speed and definitely an average bat. I am still average in all of those.

Brooks Robinson

I'll play out the string and leave baseball without a tear. A man can't play games his whole life.

Brooks Robinson

If your're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job.

Brooks Robinson

It's a pretty sure thing that the player's bat is what speaks loudest when it's contract time, but there are moments when the glove has the last word.

Brooks Robinson

Whether you want to or not, you do serve as a role model. People will always put more faith in baseball players than anyone else.

Brooks Robinson

He (Hoyt Wilhelm) had the best knuckleball you'd ever want to see. He knew where it was going when he threw it, but when he got two strikes on you, he'd break out one that even he didn't know where it was going.

Brooks Robinson

I'm a Major League 3rd Baseman. If you want to go play in parking lot, I'm suppose to stop the ball.

Brooks Robinson

I wouldn't mind seeing someone erase my record of hitting into four triple plays.

Brooks Robinson

Associate with those who help you believe in yourself.

Brooks Robinson

Pocahontas was the reason the Virginia colony didn't disappear, unlike some earlier attempts

Brooks Robinson

Take time to thank everyone who has helped you along the way.

Brooks Robinson

I could field as long as I can remember, but hitting has been a struggle all my life.