Famous Baseball Quotes
"The way to make coaches think you're in shape in the spring is to get a tan."
- Whitey Ford
"There may be people who have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do - and I believe that."
- Derek Jeter
"You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possible be - in baseball and in life."
- Pete Rose
It ain't nothin' till I call it.
- Bill Klem, umpire
"Nobody ever said, "Work ball!" They say, "Play ball!" To me, that means having fun."
- Willie Stargell
"It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy."
- Nolan Ryan
"Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you're wasting your life."
- Jackie Robinson
"If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game."
- Ricky Henderson
"It ain't like football. You can't make up no trick plays."
- Yogi Berra