Baseball Quotes
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If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
Derek Jeter
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I was playing little league baseball when Bruce Jenner was winning the gold but I don't think I was really paying attention at that time.
Dan O'Brien
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I got scars on my face that tell some kind of story. I'm looking in the mirror, and I got one scar that's really two scars - half from a baseball bat and half from playing football in college. I'll tell you, though, after a while, your face gets so wrinkled up you can hardly see them.
Kris Kristofferson
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There are many kids in and out of baseball who think that just because they have some natural talent, they have the world by the tail.
Hack Wilson
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If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.
Babe Ruth
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I played a lot of baseball growing up, and I always hit better if I kept moving before the pitch instead of standing still in the batter's box. I think a waggle does the same thing in the golf swing. It keeps you relaxed and gets your body ready to hit the ball.
Jason Dufner
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Why is it there are so many nice guys interested in baseball? Not me, I was a real bastard when I played.
Burleigh Grimes
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I'd love to stay in baseball, but I won't beg. I'd love to work with young umpires. I think I could teach them, help them develop. I can spot flaws, help them get over the hump. You're striving for perfection every game, yet you never achieve it. If baseball wants me, I'm available.
Doug Harvey
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Today my son is across the street running around and playing baseball with the South Brandon Little League. I remember almost nine years ago what a scary time that was. You don't forget.
James Young Styx
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I guess I was maybe in little league baseball as far as I wanted to be good at that. But school, I certainly wasn't the best at that. But comedy thing and making movies and stuff, I love it so much that I do get driven to push myself as hard as I can.
Adam Sandler
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I really want to have a possibility of going into the Hall of Fame one day. I think that's huge with a lot of baseball writers and old school guys. Of course, that's not the main goal - the main goal is winning a World Series. Hall of Fame is so far away. It's just something I've always thought about doing. I want to be as clean as I can.
Bryce Harper
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Baseball is meant to be a contemplative game. They play music to draw young people to the game. If young people can't come to the game without music, then they should stay home.
W. P. Kinsella
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When baseball is no longer fun, it's no longer a game.
Joe DiMaggio
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I think some of the pressure comes from the expectations of other people. Like if your father played baseball, they expect you to be the big lifesaver or something when you play a sport.
Barry Bonds
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There's nothing bad that accrues from baseball.
A. Bartlett Giamatti
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I probably would have never made it through college without baseball, so I'm thankful for that. I really am proud that I got to play on that level.
Frankie Ballard
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Baseball is my escape. The sights, the sounds, the way the park smells. There is truly no place I would rather be than at a game.
Alyssa Milano
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I'm going through a divorce now. This is the second one, and like baseball, I'm not gonna get three strikes. I've been living by myself for five years and I'm very comfortable. I can play my guitar when I want to.
Buddy Guy
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Baseball is a team game.
Eddie Murray
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You need some time off from baseball. Like, when you have a bad game, or you end up playing really good, you go home, and you need to chill out.
Jose Altuve
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Now, I know you expected me to say that, well, I just kick back in the rocking chair, fished a little bit, listened to Willie Nelson tapes and watched old baseball games on the Classic Sports network. And, tell you the truth, I have done that for maybe about five total minutes.
Dan Rather
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The way I figured it, I was even with baseball and baseball with me. The game had done much for me, and I had done much for it.
Jackie Robinson
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I was a baseball fan myself, I wanted to play baseball.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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We're just being ourselves and having fun playing baseball. The biggest thing is when people look at our team, they can see that we're having a lot of fun.
Johnny Damon