Baseball Quotes
During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at bats a season. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.
Mickey Mantle
Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living.
Alvin Dark
I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.
Sandy Koufax
You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possible be - in baseball and in life.
Pete Rose
Life is like a baseball game. When you think a fastball is coming, You gotta be ready to hit the curve
Jaja Q.
Never let the fear of striking out get in your way
Babe Ruth
Fundamentals are the most valuable tools a player can possess. Bunt the ball into the ground. Hit the cutoff man. Take the extra base. Learn the fundamentals
Dick Williams
A hitter's impatience is the pitcher's biggest advantage
Pete Rose
Good fielding and pitching, without hitting, or vice versa, is like Ben Franklin's half pair of scissors - ineffectual
Moe Berg
Players who commit errors need reassurance from the pitcher, who must harbor no grudges.
Roger Craig
When you step into the batter's box, have nothing on your mind except baseball
Pete Rose
The best possible thing in baseball is winning the World Series. The second best thing is losing the World Series
Tommy Lasorda
Don't worry about your individual numbers. Worry about the team. If the team is successful, each of you will be successful, too
Branch Rickey
