Category: Quote of the day

Quote of the day

May 6, 2026

I know what my job is. I know what I’ve got to do. I’ve got to keep getting better.

~Andruw Jones

Andruw Jones’s number 25 was retired by the Atlanta Braves in 2023 (public domain)

Quote of the day

December 11, 2025

Fans tend to get too excited by streaks of either kind and I think the press does too. There should be a happy medium.

~Walter Alston

Walter Alston, 1954 (public domain)

Quote of the day

November 8, 2025

[H]e’s like a mythical character to me, because it’s such a long time ago and he was God to baseball. I shouldn’t be compared to him, at least not right now.

~Shohei Ohtani on Babe Ruth

WASHINGTON, D.C., APRIL 24, 2024 — Shohei Ohtani at bat for the Los Angeles Dodgers during a game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. (Joe Glorioso/All-Pro Reels for Washington Times Sports/Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license)

Quote of the day

September 7, 2025

Failure is a part of success. There is no such thing as a bed of roses all your life. But failure will never stand in the way of success if you learn from it.

~Hank Aaron

Hank Aaron, 1974 (public domain)