Quotes of: Babes Keyword

I had strong legs that would have made me a good sumo wrestler and I used that to my advantage, but my home runs were achieved by technique.

Sadaharu Oh

I lost the good stuff on my fastball. I had to come up with something to keep me in the league. The knuckler rescued me then.

Ted Lyons

We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.

Willie Stargell

Mickey Mantle was a very good golfer, but we weren't allowed to play golf during the season; only at spring training.

Yogi Berra

In New York, after that famous home run, they expected me to be up there every year. That homer raised me to a high level, with the top guys in the game.

Bobby Thomson

I look at this as a second life. Every game feels like an event. Every pitch matters. I need that. It elevates your aggressiveness.

Al Leiter

I grew up an Indians fan my entire life. I was never really 'against' the Yankees, but I knew what they were capable of.

Bill Mazeroski

Work? I never worked a day in my life. I always loved what I was doing, had a passion for it.

Ernie Banks

Changes your life, getting into the Hall of Fame. For the rest of my life, I'll be known as Hall of Famer George Kell.

George Kell

I found out early in life that I could hit a baseball farther than most players, and that's what I tried to do.

Harmon Killebrew

I cannot bet my life on it, because I was not involved, that Alex Rodriguez ever used steroids. But in my opinion, I suspect he has, yes.

Jose Canseco

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

The Atlanta Braves are really all that our children know about this crazy baseball life, and we are so thankful for this upbringing for them.

Tim Hudson

Yes, I had to learn how to live life outside, but I had so many people help me.

Willie Mays

I love boxing. I like to see the strategizing. Watching the warriors go to work. I like that struggle, going out there and fighting.

Barry Larkin

I love catching, being involved in every pitch of the game; obviously, it beats you up both mentally and physically.

Joe Mauer

There are only so many pitches in this old arm, and I don't believe in wasting them throwing to first base.

Eddie Plank

You win pennants in the off season when you build your teams with trades and free agents.

Earl Weaver

I'm at the point in my career where to be a winner is more important than any individual things.

Chili Davis

If I stayed in this game for individual achievements, I don't think I'd still be playing.

Chili Davis

I'd often wondered what would I do if I were ever traded, because it happened many, many times.

Curt Flood