Pete Rose Quotes
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I bet on my team to win every night because I love my team; I believe in my team. I did everything in my power every night to win that game.
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If somebody is gracious enough to give me a second chance, I won't need a third.
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No matter how many times you say you're sorry, somebody is not going to hear you.
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Since 1869, baseball has been doing pretty well.
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Are you tall? Are you strong? How big are your hands? You must be honest with yourself or you will end up using the wrong bat.
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I look at the records, and you don't win the Cy Young seven times or the MVP without being a good player.
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Never bet on baseball.
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I'm not sure Mark McGwire was a Hall of Famer to begin with.
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Baseball and the players association have rules. If you stay within the rules - which say that you can play while you're appealing - I don't see what anyone would be in arms about.
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No player or manager has greater respect for the umpires than I do, and I have demonstrated that over the years.
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I came to Vegas because I work 20 days a month here; I couldn't live anywhere else.
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Of course, I believe that Mike Piazza is probably the greatest offensive catcher in the history of baseball, only got over 50%. Johnny Bench is the best catcher in the history of baseball, but Piazza has all the record for catchers as far as offensively.
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You don't dominate any sport when you're over 40.
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Some players you pat their butts, some players you kick their butts, some players you leave alone.
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My body is my best asset.
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You know, baseball's not stupid. Baseball does what the fans want, usually.
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I never gave up as a player, and I won't give up as someone who wants to go to the Hall of Fame, because it's the ultimate goal for a baseball player or a football player or a basketball player.
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I know everything about Ty Cobb except the size of his hat.
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Baseball is an individual game, but it should never be a personal game.
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With the money I'm making, I should be playing two positions.
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I don't go to bed every night worried about getting back into baseball.
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I never picked up my phone and called a bookmaker and bet on a baseball game from the clubhouse. Never.
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I was born on the day Lincoln was shot and the Titanic sank.
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Some of my biggest friends are big-time horse owners.