Top 1012 Quotes & Sayings by Famous Baseball Players - Page 4

I told him I wasn't tired. He told me, no, but the outfielders sure are.

I don't have faith in the Internet, I have faith in people connected through the Internet.

You're going to go through times when you don't do too well, or you may have some slumps or get outpitched. Just keep going up there and having your at-bats, keep having your same approach and keep trying to make little adjustments like you do during the season.

The power numbers are nice, but I'm most pleased that I've been consistent. Home runs come from having a consistent approach .

In spring training I'm in every newspaper (in Korea) every day. In the regular season, they watch it on TV.

I don't understand. All of a sudden, it's not just BA and Runs Scored, it's OBA. And what is with O-P-S?

I can push through a lot of things, whether that's failure or success. I don't know how to explain it. I've learned how to overcome things that get thrown at you. In baseball, nothing's for certain, just like life. You have to roll with the punches. If you get knocked down, you need to stand up.

When things are not going the way you want them to go, you start to press.

Lyrics are for teenage girls, brah.

Place hitting is, in a sense, glorified bunting. I only take a half swing at the ball, and the weight of the bat rather than my swing is what drives it.

You've got to be in the moment, especially in the playoffs. If you're worried about the past, worried about what happened last game, that's a lost cause.

I throw the ball as hard as ever, but it just takes longer to get to the plate.

Now we average 90 accidents a day and often it's as high as 100

My favorite movie is Dumb and Dumber. It's a classic and I can pretty much recite the entire movie.

Just always believe in yourself... and dreams - and dreams do come true. For me to play in the same city I grew up in, I mean... I'm definitely blessed. But just always believe in yourself. And work hard. And dreams definitely come true.

The future of mobile is the future of online. It is how people access online content now.

Do I believe in the concept of Zero Harm? Let's just say I believe that nothing is impossible

Like they say, it ain't over 'til the fat guy swings

Fighting teaches you a lot about yourself. When you fight you are in a situation where failure can happen. This chance of failure forges your character in many ways and makes you realise how mentally tough you have to be as a fighter. This mental toughness will transfer into your everyday life, giving you drive and a clear concise attitude, where giving up is not an option

The similarities between me and my father are different.

Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common.

I'm going to go to my house and drink a little bit. Can I say that? I guess I can.

I mean, you've got to protect human health beyond everything, and so we think eliminating shared-use antibiotics is the right way to go.

I put it into my mind to become a complete player, a complete player.

I hate to blow my own horn, but I gave a lot of people fits.

I feel good. At this point, the only thing I'm trying to do is accumulate at-bats and get my work in, and so far that's what I'm doing.

When I'm at bat, I'm in scoring position.

Barry Bonds is outspoken. I think that the people of Pittsburgh felt, it's a syndrome of you've got to apologize for being successful if you're successful (as well as) black and outspoken.

I know what I want and I'm going to work to get it.

What is the top requirement for a second baseman? A fine shortstop. I am fortunate in having the greatest shortstop in baseball, Luis Aparicio.

Where else can you be as free as by yourself in the middle of nowhere, or in the middle of the ocean, or on the peak of a mountain. Adventure is freedom.

How the Idolatry of Christian Same-Sex Marriage Advocates Takes Two General Forms

I would never do it because if I took steroids, I would hit 60 or 70 home runs.

I hope I can always be counted on to get a hit or get a guy in-to be an even keel in the lineup.

If you're going to be lucky you've got to think lucky.

I don't think there's any danger of my ever becoming complacent about losing. I always hated to lose, regardless of what it was, even when the family was playing Yahtzee.

After 12 years in the minor leagues, I don't try out. Besides, uh, I don't believe in quantum physics when it comes to matters of the heart.

I can rap; that's what I was originally really good at.

I used to stand in front of the mirror and listen to Hezekiah Walker all day. I thought I was a member of his choir and direct people that weren't there.

If you look for problems, you will find problems; if you look for solutions, you will find solutions.

There's a big difference between seeing an opportunity and seizing an opportunity

I'm outgoing. I like being social. But when I think I should be quiet, I am. And I don't think quiet is the right word. Respectful is more accurate. I want to be respectful of people and their space.?

One day you will realize that material things mean nothing. All that matters is the well being of the people in your life.

Agile, athletic, sleek-all these things describe my game!

I never go up there trying to hit a home run

In every investment, before I get involved or invest, I always see what the mindset of the founder, the CEO, is.

I figured out that there are occasions where you have to get pumped up and take charge, situations where you have to have fun and situations where you need to settle down.

A manager has his cards dealt to him and he must play them.

Everyone says the best fans in baseball are here [in Boston] and I can't wait to be a part of that.

If you don't play to win, why keep score?

Mothers are the place that we call home. On them we rest our heads and close our eyes. There's no one else who grants the same soft peace, happiness, contentment, sweet release, erasing righttime tears with lullabies, restoring the bright sun that makes us bloom.

Maybe they made me captain because I've been here so long. But if I'm supposed to lead by example, then I'll be a terrible captain.

People keep telling me I never lived up to my potential, that I wasted my talent. . . I just didn't have as much as people thought. I got more ink for doing less than any pitcher who ever lived.

Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person.

I've always been counted out. I've always had people believing I didn't belong. I think that has made me work a little harder.

I hope he (Babe Ruth) lives to hit one-hundred homers in a season. I wish him all the luck in the world. He has everybody else, including myself, hopelessly outclassed.

Everybody wants to know, 'How do you throw a curveball, how do you throw a slider, how do you throw this and that,' when they can't even locate a fastball. Learn how to control your fastball and then once you've got that, move on to other things.

Whether you're playing in the minor leagues or major-league divisions, wherever you are, it's always nice to be recognized as an All-Star.

I got back to my hometown, and everyone is like, "I wish I could retire at 39." So they put it in perspective.

I'll miss all my teammates. I'll miss Elvis (Andrus) and (Adrian) Beltre, Mitch (Moreland), Matt Harrison and [manager Ron] Washington. To be honest with you, I hope they go 0-162. I got friends, and I love my friends, but I hope they lose their ass.