Quotes of: Jackie Keyword

Never charge a player and, above all, no pointing your finger or yelling.

Ford Frick

It's nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of the Cleveland Indians instead of as the first black manager.

Frank Robinson

I know a lot of people on the field - players, coaches, managers - are glad that I'm gone.

Frank Robinson

Managers don't have as much leverage as they used to have. We can't really be the boss.

Frank Robinson

A woman will be elected President before Wade Boggs is called out on strikes. I guarantee that.

George Brett

To be 49 years old now and still be called The Kid, that's kind of special.

Gary Carter

The important thing is to get the right players on the team so Mike can be successful.

Chuck Daly

I've had too lengthy a career and coached too many players to make a choice.

Chuck Daly

Striking out Ruth and Gehrig in succession was too big an order.

Carl Hubbell

You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball.

Cal Ripken, Jr.

Son, we'd like to keep you around this season but we're going to try and win a pennant.

Casey Stengel

Oldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they're successful.

Casey Stengel

In baseball, I was always in control of everything until I let the ball go.

Curt Schilling

I've been playing games for 30 years, and I've been a hard-core gamer.

Curt Schilling

Most guys who don't like me are either Democrats or Yankee fans.

Curt Schilling

You could ask any position player and they'll tell you: pitchers aren't athletes.

Curt Schilling

It flourished with the Saracens, and suffered in the obscure and fanatical days of the Middle Ages.

Isaac Mayer Wise

Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch.

James A. Baldwin

When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop living.

James A. Baldwin

No people come into possession of a culture without having paid a heavy price for it.

James A. Baldwin

You have to be the one setting your own goals, trying to achieve those goals.

Johnny Bench