Top 1012 Quotes & Sayings by Famous Baseball Players - Page 16

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There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.
I tell young people - including my granddaughter - there is no shortcut in life. You have to take it one step at a time and work hard. And you have to give back.
Velocity is one thing, but the thing that worries me is my ball-strike ratio is about 1-to-1. — © Trevor Hoffman
Velocity is one thing, but the thing that worries me is my ball-strike ratio is about 1-to-1.
Before I point a finger at anyone, I have to point it at myself first.
Misery loves company, but happy is a better friend.
Why couldn't people's insides match their outsides? The world would be such a wonderful place if the nicer someone was, the more beautiful they became.
I will send a fastball into the cyber hole.
No, I'm not the prototypical leadoff man. I'm not the prototypical anything. I just try to be the prototypical Jimmy Rollins.
I hit every day. I love to hit.
I love what I do, but I've got a life out of here. I like to spend time on the computer. I like technology. I like music. I like movies. I like to go out and party. I like my cigars, but I don't drink, and I do like to keep a low profile.
When I start thinking in the batter's box, that's when I get into trouble.
Whenever we play a really good game, everybody's going to be a hero, and the good part about it is nobody's trying to be a hero.
Don't just expect the scouts to find you. Go to camps, clinics and make sure you are seen.
You can't win if you don't play as a unit. — © Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
You can't win if you don't play as a unit.
Gays being gay is wrong. Two women can't produce a baby, two men can't produce a baby, so it's not how it's supposed to be. ... I don't believe in gay marriages. I don't believe in being gay.
I'm working on a new pitch. It's called a strike.
No one can keep you down except yourself.
Humanity connected is God.
I think the thing I'm most excited about is the fact that I was able to, for the most part, change pitchers' mindsets about what kind of hitter I am.
The only thing my father and I have in common is that our similarities are different.
I feel kind of sorry for those kids who just play one sport growing up.
If we lose today, it will be over my dead body. They'll have to leave me face down on the mound.
Life doesn't always go the way you planned it to go. Sometimes you have detours you have to take.
What should I do? The person I really like...I told him not to play with bad people. But he won't listen. Really, what should I do?
Early practice is vital so that performances became totally ingrained and flow from the subconscious.
When you're hot, it's fair, when you're not, it's foul.
Every at-bat, I try to hit the ball. I don't like to strike out. I put the ball in play a lot, so I'll take the hits as they come.
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Don Cooper is an incredible person. He's not only a great pitching coach, but he's a great human being and a great friend.
Every time I go out there I expect to win.
Defense is something I take pride in. I feel it's just as important as offense. They should have RBIs for defensive plays.
I'm definitely not a follower. This is our job. This is what we do. If you're not having fun here, you shouldn't be here.
I think everybody gets their recognition sometime down the road, and I have never been one to seek it. Besides, it has been that way throughout my career, especially in college.
I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.
I believe my speed begins when I round first base.
In life there are worse things (then being fired by the Miami Marlins) and I have experienced them. I have lived through bad moments and I will get through this with support.
The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven't made up their minds.
A lot of teams aren't going to let me beat them. I just try to do something each game to help us win. If you do something like that, whether it's a walk or a hit, your numbers will be there by the end of the year.
I never want to be satisfied. I never want to be like, 'OK, this is good enough.' I always want to get to the next level and help the team improve. — © Carlos Gonzalez
I never want to be satisfied. I never want to be like, 'OK, this is good enough.' I always want to get to the next level and help the team improve.
The biggest thrill a ballplayer can have is when your son takes after you. That happened when my Bobby was in his championship Little League game. He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud.
Out of sheer stubbornness, I just would keep going - just hoping that at some point something would click. I certainly held onto the hope that it might. I had no guarantees, but I trusted that if I worked hard and put in the time, it would eventually reap a fruit. I just didn't know what that fruit was going to be or how big it was going to be.
Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.
In baseball, I don't fraternize with players when it's time to hit. I'm preparing for the game. It's the most important time of the day. And I know if I don't hit, I won't have a job in the big leagues. That's why I tend to get very upset when people try to talk to me.
Happy is the child who happens in upon his parents from time to time to see him on his knees, or going aside regularly, to keep times with the Lord.
You can't let any team awe you.
There were so many Cuban-Americans upset that we were going to Cuba and I was curious to see why they were so angry, and anti-Castro. I found out as soon as we got there. The people were treated terrible. The conditions were terrible. I can see why people risk their lives and limbs to get out. (Fidel Castro) lives like a king and won't help anybody, and has everybody scared to death. Nobody lives a normal life. It was still a good experience, but I thought we should just play that one game.
If you aren't willing to face your demons-if you can't find the courage to take on your fear and hurt and anger-you might as well wrap them up with a bow and give them to your children. Because they will be carrying the same thing...unless you are willing to do the work
It's Mother's Day, so a big 'Happy Birthday' to all you mothers out there!
A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That's why no boy from a rich family has ever made the big leagues. — © Joe DiMaggio
A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That's why no boy from a rich family has ever made the big leagues.
Face, to me, is a metaphor of sadness. And I want to share this sadness. I'm not really interested whether it's an Indian face or not - that's not as important for me. But it's still important to establish the relationships in order to bring about a consciousness of our fragility.
Baseball is all I ever wanted. I could eat, sleep, and dream baseball.
A lot of times I wind up playing songs like (Alice in Chains') "Down in a Hole" that make me scream at the top of my lungs if I want to get frustration out from a bad day.
As an Olympic athlete, I was at the top of my sport.
Baseball caps never go out of style and are easy to wear. Beyond baseball, beyond sports, I really do think a baseball cap is for everyone.
The smaller the town the more important the ball club was. But if you beat a bigger town they'd practically hand you the key to the city. Any if you lost a game by making an error in the ninth or something like that, well, the best thing to do was just pack your grip and hit the road, because they'd never let you forget it.
People don't want information; they want epiphanies.
All the stuff about who's hitting behind you and who's hitting in front of you-it plays a little bit of a part. But you can't just base your approach off that because you'll end up getting beat in the end.
We guided our children. We supported them. We were there for them. But once you start going through your list of schools that present a potential opportunity, a young man or a young woman has to be happy with their decision. If they are unhappy, then their whole four years of college are going to be some of the most miserable memories of their lifetime.
I do have that personality where I like to have fun and enjoy life, so I have to make sure I tone myself down when I'm expressing myself.
If you're a pitcher, and you're pitching and you strike me out and you start celebrating on the mound and showing me off, whenever I get a hit off you, I'm going to go and celebrate, and you shouldn't get mad. If you're a pitcher and strike me out and show me respect and you don't show me up, when I get a homer or a hit, I'm not going to show you up. That's what I believe.
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