Quotes by Pete Rose

About Pete Rose:

Peter Edward is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. Rose played from 1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989.
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Some players you pat their butts, some players you kick their butts, some players you leave alone.

Pete Rose

Sparky Anderson taught me this a long time ago: 'There's three ways you can treat a person. You can pat 'em on the butt, you can kick 'em in the butt, or you can leave 'em alone.'

Pete Rose

I've never looked forward to a birthday like I'm looking forward to my new daughter's birthday, because two days after that is when I can apply for reinstatement.

Pete Rose

My body is my best asset.

Pete Rose

There is no doubt that because I am a switch hitter I have one of the best offensive advantages that a hitter can have.

Pete Rose

Of course, I believe that Mike Piazza is probably the greatest offensive catcher in the history of baseball, only got over 50%. Johnny Bench is the best catcher in the history of baseball, but Piazza has all the record for catchers as far as offensiv...

Pete Rose

Am I still in uniform? Then I ain't retired.

Pete Rose

I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball.

Pete Rose

I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs and four-thousand hits.

Pete Rose

Sliding headfirst is the safest way to get to the next base, I think, and the fastest. You don't lose your momentum, and there's one more important reason I slide headfirst, it gets my picture in the paper.

Pete Rose

Somebody's gotta win and somebody's gotta lose and I believe in letting the other guy lose.

Pete Rose

See the ball; hit the ball.

Pete Rose

I don't go to bed every night worried about getting back into baseball.

Pete Rose

I admitted I bet on baseball, but I wasn't suspended from baseball for betting on baseball.

Pete Rose

I owe baseball. Baseball don't owe me a damn thing.

Pete Rose

Baseball is an individual game, but it should never be a personal game.

Pete Rose

I never gave up as a player, and I won't give up as someone who wants to go to the Hall of Fame, because it's the ultimate goal for a baseball player or a football player or a basketball player.

Pete Rose

I would think if someone connected to steroids made the Hall of Fame, that would enhance my chances of making the Hall of Fame.

Pete Rose

A team will take on its manager's personality. If it's a laid back manager, you'll have a laid back personality. The players will see that if it's OK for the Manager to be laid back, then you'll have a laid back team.

Pete Rose

I played with 11 Hall of Famers and played against 52 Hall of Famers, and I don't know any of them linked to steroids.

Pete Rose

Author Bio

  • NamePete Rose
  • Descriptionbaseball player
  • BornApril 14, 1941
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSportsperson; Baseball Player
  • AwardsMajor League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award; Rawlings Gold Glove Award