Memorable Baseball Player Quotes

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"Every time I step into the batter’s box, I’m trying to get a hit."
Tony Gwynn
"It's a simple game. You throw the ball, you hit the ball, you catch the ball."
Willie Stargell
"The ballpark is a place to go, not just to watch baseball, but to experience it."
Ernie Harwell
"You can’t hit what you can’t see."
Mickey Mantle
"Good pitching will beat good hitting any time."
Bobby Thompson
"The only thing I can control is my effort and my attitude."
Vin Scully
"I always tried to hit the ball back up the middle."
Tony Gwynn
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"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts."
John Wooden
"If you don't believe in yourself, no one will."
Mickey Mantle
"Baseball is about talent, hard work, and strategy. But at the end of the day, it's about a love for the game."
Cal Ripken Jr.
"You have to have a short memory in this game."
Orel Hershiser
"In baseball, you don't know nothing."
Yogi Berra
"I just want to be the best."
Derek Jeter
"I think, in some ways, it is more difficult to be a successful coach than it is to be a successful player."
Joe Torre
"The more I practice, the luckier I get."
Gary Player
"The toughest thing about being a manager is that you cannot see your players’ effort except when they play."
Mickey Mantle
"There are three phases of a game: offense, defense, and pitching."
Babe Ruth
"I love playing the game. You have to love it to do it as long as I've done it."
Cal Ripken Jr.
"I think if you go to a baseball game, you should always dress as if you’re going to a baseball game; you should look like you love the game."
Ryan Gosling
"A baseball park is the one place where you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger than yourself."
Ernie Harwell
"My favorite part of baseball is playing it."
Ken Griffey Jr.
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"There’s no crying in baseball!"
Tom Hanks
"I think I can sum up the game of baseball in one word: Love."
Babe Ruth
"You want to be a player, you want to be a winner, you want to be a champion."
Joe DiMaggio
"A lifetime in baseball is miraculous."
Jake Peavy
"The ballpark is the one place where you can see all kinds of different things happen."
George Will
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball."
Bill Veeck
"Baseball is more than a game. It's like life played out on a field."
J. C. McLemore
"The greatest game of all, baseball is both a fascinating and complex game."
Richard Ford
"It's a great day for a ball game; let's play two!"
Ernie Banks
"In baseball, you can't tell nothing. You only find out when you go out there and play."
Yogi Berra
"Baseball is not a job; it's about passion."
Roberto Clemente
"I’d like to be remembered as a guy who gave it his all, who cared, who had fun."
Cal Ripken Jr.
"I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come."
Michael Jordan
"Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice versa."
Anonymous
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"The only real game, I think, in the world is baseball."
George Will
"Baseball is a game of failure."
Mickey Mantle
"Hit the ball as hard as you can, but make sure you hit it where they ain't."
Pete Rose
"The ball is round, the bat is round, and the game is a game of inches."
Frank Robinson
"You can’t steal second base and keep one foot on first."
Anonymous
"Baseball is a game of patience."
Jim Bouton
"The hardest thing to do in baseball is to hit a round ball with a round bat, squarely."
Ted Williams
"It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square."
Pete Rose
"I'm not allowed to be myself anymore. But I will be. I will be myself, and you will see me shine."
Curtis Granderson
"The ballpark is a place where dreams come true."
Cal Ripken Jr.
"You can't do it without the fans. You play for them."
Joe Garagiola
"That's the beauty of baseball. You don't know what's going to happen."
Cal Ripken Jr.
"To me, baseball is about the only thing that matters. It's my life, my family, my business, and my friends."
Joe DiMaggio
"You have to be able to get up at 6 a.m. and go to bed at 2 a.m. That's what it is."
George Brett
"Baseball is a game of failure. You have to learn to deal with it."
Mookie Betts
"It ain't over 'til it's over."
Yogi Berra
"The only way to prove you are a good sport is to lose."
Ernie Banks
"You can't always be a winner, but you can always be a good sport."
Chris Berman
"A lot of people have a question about when I'm going to be a free agent. I'm not worried about that. I just want to play baseball."
Derek Jeter
"As a baseball player, I think we should always make an effort to promote our sport."
Diana Taurasi
"The only thing I ever wanted to be was a ballplayer."
Willie Mays
"You gotta be you. Never be someone else."
Robinson Cano
"It's not how you start, it's how you finish."
Jim Leyland
"You don't get a second chance to make a first impression."
Rickey Henderson
"I love baseball. It's the only thing that I have ever done that I truly love."
Ted Williams
"The only thing I know is I love baseball."
Joe Morgan
"I just want to be the best I can be for my team."
Albert Pujols
"In baseball, you can't be afraid to make mistakes."
Bob Feller
"The best part about baseball is the friendships you make."
Mickey Mantle
"Playing baseball is not about the voice in your head but the friends you play with."
Carlos Beltran
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."
Wayne Gretzky (baseball connection)
"It’s a round ball and a round bat, and you’ve got to hit it square."
Pete Rose
"Baseball is 90% mental, and the other half is physical."
Yogi Berra
"I’d play for half my salary if I could hit in this dump all the time."
Yogi Berra
"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."
Leo Durocher
"You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first."
Fred Lynn
"I never drank water because that’s the stuff that rusts pipes."
Eddie Plank
"There's no crying in baseball."
Tom Hanks
"I see great things in baseball. It’s our game–the game of the American people."
Walt Whitman
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again."
Bob Feller
"Hitting is 50% above the shoulders."
Ted Williams
"The baseball showed me what I was made of and told me what I had to do."
Bobby Murcer
"They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it."
Willie Mays
"I’m just a lucky guy. I was born in the right family; I had great guidance and made the most of it."
Kirk Gibson
"Baseball is a game of failure. You fail 70 percent of the time and you're a Hall of Famer."
Babe Ruth
"There's a fine line between a ball and a strike."
Billy Martin
"In baseball, there’s a lot of life. You get to figure out your own destiny."
Mookie Betts
"A hot dog at the ballpark is better than a steak at the Ritz."
Billy Crystal
"You have to be a little bit crazy to play baseball; it’s too difficult."
Mickey Mantle
"You don’t just randomly show up and try to win; you have to think about the game."
Jeter
"The thing is, we all want to be serious and professional, but the bottom line is it’s a game."
Bobby Valentine
"Baseball is not a matter of life and death. It's much more important than that."
Bill Veeck
"You can't win them all, but you can win a lot."
Tony La Russa
"A baseball swing is a strange dance, kind of like making love. You’ve got to be delicate and aggressive at the same time."
Chris Berman
"To me, baseball has always been the best game of all."
Johnny Bench
"Every strike brings me closer to the next home run."
Babe Ruth
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game—the American game."
Walt Whitman
"It's a hard job to be a good player. You have to work at it."
Cal Ripken Jr.
"Life is a game of inches."
John Wooden
"The ball is not going to hit you. It's your job to hit the ball."
Mickey Mantle
"I always felt that it was not what you achieved, but what you could achieve."
Ted Williams
"Find something you love to do and you'll never have to work a day in your life."
Mickey Mantle
"There is no 'I' in team, but there is in win."
Michael Jordan
"Baseball is like church. Many attend, but few understand."
Leo Durocher
"The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose."
Ernie Banks
"I don’t care if I never get another hit. I’m just happy to be a part of it."
Babe Ruth
"You can't do it unless you can imagine it."
George Brett
"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing."
Pelé
"You have to be able to accept failure to get better."
LeBron James
"Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical."
Yogi Berra
"Every time I start a game, I want to be the best player on the field."
Mark McGwire
"I think the guys that are going to be great, they have a free mind."
Nolan Ryan
"You can’t steal second with one foot on first."
Unknown
"It's hard to beat a person who never gives up."
Babe Ruth
"To me, baseball is a game of confidence. If you can't play with confidence, you're in trouble."
George Brett
"Hustle and heart set us apart."
Vince Lombardi
"I am a firm believer in the philosophy of a ruling class, especially since I rule."
Abe Lemons
"If they can't take a joke, they shouldn't have a comedy team."
Tug McGraw
"Good hitters, for the most part, can hit with the best of them."
Paul Molitor
"If you're not a little bit scared, you don't belong in baseball."
Bob Lemon
"Statistics are made up of percentages and decimals, but they do not represent the whole story."
Joe Morgan
"You don't always get what you want, but you get what you need."
Mick Jagger
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