A Quote by Bob Greene

Baseball hasn't been the national pastime for many years now - no sport is. The national pastime, like it or not, is watching television.

Bob Greene

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Bob Greene
American - Journalist
Born: March 10, 1947

Baseball has long been a national pastime that many Americans have cherished.

Jim Sensenbrenner

Baseball is not a conventional industry. It belongs neither to the players nor management, but to all of us. It is our national pastime, our national symbol, and our national treasure.

John Thorn

Upsetting the dope is a favorite pastime in baseball. Past performances count for but little in the national pastime. Reputations don't get you anywhere. A club is judged solely on results, and to get results, you must win ball games.

Billy Evans

Baseball is our national pastime, that is if you discount political campaigning.

Ronald Reagan

There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all.

Lou Gehrig

Some say our national pastime is baseball. Not me. It's gossip.

Erma Bombeck

I thank heaven we have had baseball in this world... the kids... our national pastime.

Babe Ruth

Don't quote me on this, but if they ever manage to ban beer advertising in baseball you can kiss the national pastime goodbye.

Roger Maris

It's time to cut off visas for foreign baseball players and return our national pastime to Americans.

Phyllis Schlafly

Baseball may be our national pastime, but the age-old tradition of taking a swing at Congress is a sport with even deeper historical roots in the American experience. Since the founding of our country, citizens from Ben Franklin to David Letterman have made fun of their elected officials.

Evan Bayh

The NFL is not a national pastime. It's a national addiction.

Mark Schlereth

You bet being funny helps accomplish things. I've always maintained that people don't realize how many brain cells it takes to be funny. And politics ought to be fun -- after baseball it's our next favorite national pastime.

Ann Richards

Baseball is really two sports -- the summer game and the autumn game. One is the leisurely pastime of our national mythology. The other is not so gentle.

Thomas Boswell

The national pastime is juiced.

Jose Canseco

I think it puts baseball back on the map as a sport. It's America's pastime and just look at everyone coming out to the ballpark. It has been an exciting year.

Mark McGwire

You know this baseball game of ours comes up from the youth. That means the boys. And after you've been a boy, and grow up to know how to play ball, then you come to the boys you see representing themselves today in our national pastime.

George Herman

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