Baseball Quotes

Here are some very interesting quotes by various baseball players, managers and personalities.

"If Americans throw rice at weddings, do Chinese throw hot dogs?": Larry Anderson
"I could never play in New York. The first time I came into a game there, I got into the bullpen car and they told me to lock the doors.": Mike Flanagan
"Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.": Ted Williams
"Grantland Rice, the great sportswriter once said, 'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.' Well Grantland Rice can go to hell as far as I'm concerned.": Gene Autry
"I never thought home runs were all that exciting. I still think the triple is the most exciting thing in baseball. To me, a triple is like a guy taking the ball on his 1-yard line and running 99 yards for a touchdown.": Hank Aaron
"I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?": Yogi Berra
"I always thought that record would stand until it was broken.": Yogi Berra
"When you play this game 20 years, go to bat 10,000 times, and get 3,000 hits, you know what that means? you've gone 0 for 7,000.": Pete Rose
"I like to be against the odds. I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top. With me, it's just the satisfaction of the game. Just performance.": Barry Bonds

"My whole philosophy is to broadcast the way a fan would broadcast.": Harry Caray
"Oh, what difference does it make? I figure I had no business being here this long anyway, so what do you care how old I am? I've been on borrowed time for years. You know my old saying: live it up, the meter's running. I've always said that if you don't have fun while you're here, then it's your fault. You only get to do this once.": Harry Caray
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.": Rogers Hornsby
"Booze, broads and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need?": Harry Caray
"It was as though I had my own tool bench out there with me.": Whitey Ford
"I have a good feeling about this club. But that could be gas.": Mike Hargrove
"The job of arguing with the umpire belongs to the manager, because it won't hurt the team if he gets thrown out of the game.": Earl Weaver
"I couldn't see well enough to play when I was a boy, so they gave me a special job: They made me an umpire.": Harry S. Truman

"I'm beginning to see Brooks [Robinson] in my sleep. If I dropped a paper plate, he'd pick it up on one hop and throw me out at first.": Sparky Anderson
"A baseball manager is a necessary evil.": Sparky Anderson
"I didn't come to New York to be a star. I brought my own star with me.": Reggie Jackson
"Police have arrested the man who was pictured throwing snowballs at Giants Stadium. If convicted, he may face six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. If it turns out he was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, he'll be signed by the Yankees.": David Letterman
"Don't compare me to Babe Ruth. God gave me the opportunity and the ability to be here at the right time, at the right moment, just like he gave Babe Ruth when he was playing. I just hope I can keep doing what I've been doing - keep taking care of business.": Sammy Sosa
"All the fat guys watch me and say to their wives, 'See, there's a fat guy doing okay. Bring me another beer.'": Mickey Lolich
"It's a good thing Babe Ruth isn't here. If he was, George Steinbrenner would have him bat seventh and say he's overweight.": Graig Nettles
My stuff was all right, but it's not about pitching good. It's about winning. I pitched just good enough to lose.: Greg Maddux
"All good balls to hit are strikes, though not all strikes are good balls to hit.": Dave Winfield