Quotes of: Jackie-robinson Keyword

I can't tell you what an honor it is, to even be mentioned in the same breath with Arthur Ashe. This is something I certainly will treasure forever.

Jim Valvano

I had no other interests but baseball because I never thought I'd not make it. No. Never.

Justin Verlander

Gosh, all a kid has to do these days is spit straight and he gets forty-thousand dollars to sign.

Cy Young

I thought I had to show all my stuff and I almost tore the boards of the grandstand with my fastball.

Cy Young

Playing for Yogi is like playing for your father; playing for Billy is like playing for your father-in-law.

Don Baylor

Texas has arguably the most extreme separation between the well off and everyday people in the United States.

Don Baylor

All ballplayers want to wind up their careers with the Cubs, Giants or Yankees. They just can't help it.

Dizzy Dean

If they knocked two of your guys down, I'd get four. You have to protect your hitters.

Don Drysdale

When I throw a curve that hangs and it goes for a hit, I want to chew up my glove.

Don Drysdale

Sooner or later you learn that you belong in the big leagues, and that makes you calm down.

Dennis Eckersley

I've done enough wrong on my own, I don't want to get blamed for something I didn't do.

Dwight Gooden

When you come right down to it, I guess I really am pretty bland.

Dale Murphy

I don't want to give people the impression that I'm an almost perfect human being.

Dale Murphy

I think people found out I'm just like anybody else. I've got problems, too.

Dale Murphy

I've experienced the highest of highs and lowest of lows. I think to really appreciate anything you have to be at both ends of the spectrum.

John Elway

You get to the plate and nothing is going through your mind. You see the ball, you see the seams.

Jason Giambi

I know my swing is going to be there. I don't need 600 swings in the cage; I know where it's at.

Jason Giambi

I've learned that you have to take responsibility for yourself in this game and lead yourself through it.

Jason Giambi

If you're playing for the Kansas City Royals about all you can do is beat your head against the wall.

John Kruk

My bones are as hard as a rock. Every time I have a biopsy, the doctors are doing hand exercises a week, ten days out.

Don Baylor

A major league pitching coach is a really difficult job. It takes a big commitment in terms of time, travel and workload.

David Cone