Eddie Murray Quotes

United States, Baseball Player
February 24, 1956

Eddie Clarence Murray (born February 24, 1956), nicknamed "Steady Eddie", is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman and designated hitter. Spending most of his MLB career with the Baltimore Orioles, he ranks fourth in team history in both games played and hits. Though Murray never won a Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award, he finished in the top ten in MVP voting several times. After his playing career, Murray coached for the Orioles, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Also known as Coach

When I signed a contract, I was here to play 162 games.

Eddie Murray
- Play
- Games
- Contract
You win as a team, you lose as a team, you also do so many things together.

Eddie Murray
- Together
- Team
- Win

And, you know, you try and preach to them there's more to this game than just walking up to home plate, swinging the bat, fielding a ground ball. There's some dedication in it, some love you've got to put into this work.

Eddie Murray
- Work
- Dedication
- Preach
No one was more important than my mom and dad. I know they are watching from a place up in heaven here today to make sure all their kids are doing good.

Eddie Murray
- Up
- Good
- Important
For me, baseball is about, again, the team winning.

Eddie Murray
- Team
- Winning
- Baseball
It makes you feel at home when you can talk to somebody and really talk about anything.

Eddie Murray
- Home
- Feel
- Talk
Baseball is a team game.

Eddie Murray
- Game
- Team
- Baseball
I'm proud to be here as a man that has played first base more than anybody in the game of baseball.

Eddie Murray
- Game
- Man
- Proud

I'm now the hitting the instructor with the Cleveland Indians.

Eddie Murray
- Now
- Indians
- Cleveland
Today I join the greatest players that played the game. It is a great feeling being here.

Eddie Murray
- Great
- Today
- Game
When Ted Williams was here, inducted into the Hall of Fame 37 years ago, he said he must have earned it, because he didn't win it because of his friendship with the writers. I guess in that way, I'm proud to be in this company that way.

Eddie Murray
- Proud
- Win
- Friendship
I learned life from some good teachers.

Eddie Murray
- Life
- Good
- Learned
I don't wish I did anything differently. The most important thing to me was to play baseball.

Eddie Murray
- Important
- Wish
- Baseball
And I tell you that's one of the reasons why I didn't have the friendships with the media, maybe like I could have. But I had to do what I had to do to make myself successful.

Eddie Murray
- Why
- Myself
- Successful

And like I said, I appreciate my older brothers because they would not allow me to win. They made me learn to play with them, which I think is the most important thing that I learned.

Eddie Murray
- Important
- Learn
- Win