- “People ask me what I do in the winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” – Rogers Hornsby
- “They give you a round bat, and they throw you a round ball, and then they tell you to hit it square.” – Willie Stargell
- “Playing baseball for a living is like having a license to steal.” – Pete Rose
- “I’d walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball.” – Pete Rose
- “You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball.” – Cal Ripken, Jr.
- “If my uniform doesn’t get dirty, I haven’t done anything in the baseball game.” – Rickey Henderson
- “I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That’s when you’ve got to be serious.” – Hank Aaron
- “When I was up there at the plate, my purpose was to get on base any way I could, whether by hitting or getting hit.” – Shoeless Joe Jackson
- “Catching a fly ball is a pleasure, but knowing what to do with it after you catch it is a business.” – Tommy Henrich
- “Baseball is like driving, it’s the one who gets home safely that counts.” – Tommy Lasorda
- “I’ve come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen.” – Bob Lemon
- “Never save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain.” – Leo Durocher
- “You can’t steal second base and keep one foot on first.” – Reggie Jackson
- “Fans don’t boo nobodies.” – Reggie Jackson
- “I really love the togetherness in baseball. That’s real true love.” – Billy Martin
- “A baseball manager is a necessary evil.” – George ‘Sparky’ Anderson
- “I’m a guy who just wanted to see his name in the lineup everyday. To me, baseball was a passion to the point of obsession.” – Brooks Robinson
- “Close doesn’t count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.” – Frank Robinson
- “Baseball was 100% of my life.” – Ty Cobb
- “I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw.” – Willie Mays
- “I could have played baseball another year, but I would have been playing for the money, and baseball deserves better than that.” – George Brett
- “Remember these two things: play hard and have fun.” – Tony Gwynn
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