Bob Gibson Quotes

United States, Baseball Player
November 9, 1935 – October, 2, 2020.

Robert Gibson was an American baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1959–75). Gibson tallied 251 wins, 3,117 strikeouts, and a 2.91 earned run average (ERA) during his career. A nine-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion, he won two Cy Young Awards and the 1968 National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award. The Cardinals retired his uniform number 45 in September 1975 and inducted him into the team Hall of Fame in 2014.

When I gave up a grand slam to Pete LaCock, I knew it was time to quit.

Bob Gibson
- Time
- Quit
- Grand
Why do I have to be an example for your kid? You be an example for your own kid.

Bob Gibson
- Why

Believe me, I would much rather get three outs on three pitches than three outs on nine pitches, because that's going to make me that much stronger at the end of the game. My pitching philosophy is simpe. I believe in getting the ball over the plate and not walking a lot of men.

Bob Gibson
- Believe
- Men
- Philosophy
A great catch is like watching girls go by the last one you see is always the prettiest.

Bob Gibson
- Great
I could be a real jerk on the days I was pitching.

Bob Gibson
- Real
- Pitching
- Jerk
My pitching philosophy is simple. I believe in getting the ball over the plate and not walking a lot of men.

Bob Gibson
- Believe
- Simple
- Walking
In a world filled with hate, prejudice, and protest, I find that I too am filled with hate, prejudice, and protest.

Bob Gibson
- World
- Hate
A curve ball is not something you can pick up overnight. It took me years to perfect mine.

Bob Gibson
- Perfect
- Years
- Balls

It is not something I earned or acquired or bought (the ability to pitch). It is a gift. It is something that was given to me - just like the color of my skin.

Bob Gibson
- Color
- Ability
- Given
When I knocked a guy down, there was no second part to the story.

Bob Gibson
- Guy
- Stories
Rules or no rules, pitchers are going to throw spitters. It's a matter of survival.

Bob Gibson
- Matter
- Survival
- Pitcher
Fishing is one of the greatest things that you can do, it has the power to relax you like nothing else and there's nothing quite like the thrill of the catch.

Bob Gibson
- Power
- Relax
- Fishing
When I was playing I never wished I was doing anything else. I think being a professional athlete is the finest thing a man can do.

Bob Gibson
- Professional
- Athlete
I owe the public just one thing - a good performance.

Bob Gibson
- Performances