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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When guys do books or stories, all I like to see is the truth.

Pete Rose

If somebody is gracious enough to give me a second chance, I won't need a third.

Pete Rose

Willie Mays could throw better, and Hank Aaron could hit more home runs. But I've got enthusiasm. I've got desire. I've got hustle. Those are God-given talents, too.

Pete Rose

When people think of me, they think about me knocking catchers down and knocking second basemen down and yelling at pitchers. But when I took the spikes off after the game, I was a nice guy when I went home.

Pete Rose

There is an old saying that money can't buy happiness. If it could, I would buy myself four hits every game.

Pete Rose

Back in 1960 at Christmas time, I did work loading and unloading boxcars for Railway Express. That was a kind of weight training that helped me. I weighed about 160 when I started. I began to gain weight and kept right on gaining until I reached 195 ...

Pete Rose

My father taught me that the only way you can make good at anything is to practice, and then practice some more.

Pete Rose

I'm built like my dad. Stocky, strong.

Pete Rose

Obama's a great speaker. Because of his speaking ability and his appearance, a lot of guys got on board. Being the first African American, a lot guys got on board.

Pete Rose

I look at the records, and you don't win the Cy Young seven times or the MVP without being a good player.

Pete Rose

No one ever asked what was my relationship with Bart Giamatti. We used to talk about baseball a lot as a player and a commissioner, just talk about the game, what could we do to help the game, where's the game going, he was pretty good.

Pete Rose

I still gamble, but it's all legal. I own horses, and I go to watch my horse. I don't go daily.

Pete Rose

I can't remember, I wish I could remember the first time I bet on baseball.

Pete Rose

Any time you've got big teams winning, you've got big stars.

Pete Rose

With the money I'm making, I should be playing two positions.

Pete Rose

Umpires got power, man. You ever notice if you go to a ballpark and there's a close play on first base, they will not run the replay at the ballpark? I've seen umpires go underneath and call up and say if you run one more of those replays, we're gonn...

Pete Rose

No player or manager has greater respect for the umpires than I do, and I have demonstrated that over the years.

Pete Rose

It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.

Pete Rose

I don't think there's any honor bigger than going to your Hall of Fame for your sport.

Pete Rose

Can you be a nicer gentleman, or a better man for your sport or your kids than Joe Paterno?

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I like Barack Obama as a person. He's articulate, he knows sports, his brother-in-law's a coach. He always has the athletes to the White House. But I don't know about some of his policies and some of these people in Congress.

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