Baseball is for every boy a good, wholesome sport. It brings him out of the close confinement of the schoolroom. It takes the stoop from his shoulders and puts hard, honest muscle all over his frame. It rests his eyes, strengthens his lungs, and teaches him self-reliance and courage. Every mother ought to rejoice when her boy says he is on the school or college nine.
~Walter Camp, 1889
I used to get made fun of in the minor leagues. I’d be 0 for 2, and then in my last at-bat I’d hit a chopper that wouldn’t even reach the shortstop, and I’d get a hit out of it. The guys would be all over me, but a hit’s a hit. I’ll take 3,000 of ’em.
~Mike Trout
You may not think you’re going to make it. You may want to quit. But if you keep your eye on the ball, you can accomplish anything.
~Hank Aaron
I know what my job is. I know what I’ve got to do. I’ve got to keep getting better.
~Andruw Jones
If you’re not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he’ll be ready to take your job.
~Brooks Robinson
I live for Opening Day.
~Jon Lovitz
I think that’s what’s obviously so great about sports – it allows people, families, communities to come together.
~Buster Posey
Some guys play not to get hurt, and they’re never really as good as they can be. That’s not the way I play.
~Jeff Kent
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
We don’t have rings on our fingers. So I need to be better. Period.
~Bobby Witt, Jr.
