Top 1012 Quotes & Sayings by Famous Baseball Players - Page 17

I'm not a guy who is out trying to promote myself. It's really not me.

"You're really not that old." You know, the old grandpa thing - Grandpa Rossy with KB [Kris Bryant] and Rizz [Anthony Rizzo]. That's how everyone treats me.

I’m always looking to improve. And every year I want to do better than the year before.

I give him (Frank Howard during April 28, 1968 two-hitter) shoulder, back, foot and the ball last," and Frank Howard commented, "He threw everything at me but the ball.

Don't try to be something you're not. If you're goofy, be goofy if you're serious be serious. And no matter what, give everything you have and enjoy it while you can because it can all be taken away from you at any given moment.

If you work hard everyday and bust your tail on every play, eventually people will notice and word will get around.

If making an error doesn't make you mad, what's the point? Why put all the work in?

We focus on what we do right, we learn from what we did wrong, we move onto the next day that's what prepares us, that's what makes us strong?

The research they do is incredible. I was overwhelmed. They have a great thing going on out there. In reality, this came from one brother's love for another brother. Seeing the center up in his brother's behalf, it's an unbelievable thought.

When I played, a pitcher could throw at you any time he wanted to. In fact, he could tell you he was going to throw at you, and there was nothing said. You had to take it. If he hit ya, he hit ya.

I don't think I've shied away from anybody. I'm not scared. I respect hitters, but I'm not afraid.

A lot of times, when young guys come up, you think you don't have to work as hard because the talent is going to get you as far as you need to go. But as you get older, it's not that way. An injury is really a wake-up call and a slap in the face that maybe you were slacking a bit, and don't let it happen again.

I'm always trying to get my mind at peace. I know I hit my best when everything is chill.

I take my camera pretty much everywhere and try to get the most diverse photos possible, since I get to travel to all the greatest cities in the country and see iconic architecture and things like that. I also like racing photos - like motorcycles, cars, stuff like that.

Sometimes I try to do too much.

I like to hunt. After baseball, I'll go back and buy some land and do some farming.

Give yourself a deadline to stop planning and to start taking action.

People always ask me if I wish I were bigger. I tell them no. I always wanted to be a miniature badass.

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

Hit them where they ain't.

See the ball; hit the ball.

A good changeup is what I need to get to the next level.

It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.

I hope I never do anything to hurt baseball.

Every year I try to make adjustments and learn.

I'm a pretty easygoing guy. I'm not hard to get along with. I never had anybody that I had trouble with. On the other team, sometimes you don't like players because of the way they act, but then you get to know them and then they're very good people. But I never disliked anybody.

It's an honor playing for Bobby Cox.

I need my mom for moral support plus to do the house things.

I have good days and bad days, but they aren't much different.

Why do people want to know what I think? I like to play the game. I don't like to give opinions.

The game shouldn't be called baseball. It should be called adjustments.

I enjoy coming to the ballpark every day. I don't go to work. I come here to play.

All the publicity, the attention, the interviews, the photographs, were too much for me (after throwing his second no-hitter in 1938).

I read a lot of Socrates in the off-season. Don't print that, or it'll ruin my rep.

A Gold Glove would be one of the things I would really cherish. When I was younger, I was always smaller. I couldn't hit, so I had to work on defense.

Jeter is a six-tool player...I've never eaten with him so I can't tell you if he has good table mannners, but I would imagine he has those too.

There's nothing more fun than standing at the plate and hitting the ball really hard, see the ball go over the fence. It's really a satisfying feeling. It always makes you feel like you're doing your job.

We need some remedial training on how to live as subjects in a kingdom. We may be justified in rejecting the divine right of kings to rule but we cannot be justified if we reject the rule of our divine king.

Taking the GED and moving on to my dream of playing baseball was what I wanted to do, and my mom and dad supported me.

My comments concerning persons afflicted with AIDS as well as various minority groups have left people wondering if I am a racist.

I always say Manny [Ramirez] is a strange guy. Outwardly, he's happy-go-lucky. On the inside, he's got a lot of conspiracy theories going on. I would say Manny might be one of these guys when he's 50 years old, he might be in his house with all the blinds shut kind of looking out like the CIA's out there. You don't know, man. I mean, you don't know what's going on in the interior with him. So you don't worry about it.

I love Minnesota, and I'd love to play my whole career here.

My manager says we've been working with the FDA on this.

You've got to have camaraderie or togetherness on a baseball team if you want to win.

You have to know what you're doing and where you're going. For some guys, the answer is just keep doing what you're doing. For other guys, that might not be the case. It just depends on what kind you are.

I think I'll Look back and go, 'That was a really good career move.'

If you let your hitting bother your defense, you are not going to be very good.

I'm not going to change. I'm not going to start clubbing or going out in limos. I'm laid-back, and I'm going to stay that way.

I'd like to get back and win the World Series and have that be the last image in my mind for the postseason.

The world of sports is still very macho and doesn't endorse same-sex couples and gay sexual orientation.

Don't sell yourself short because without that you can't go far in life because after sports the only thing you know is sports and you can't do anything else with that.

You win and lose as a team.