Quotes of: Yogi Keyword

People are so scared to really voice who they are. They want to be politically correct. Just scared to see what other people's perceptions are.

Tracy McGrady

I have no trouble with the twelve inches between my elbow and my palm. It's the seven inches between my ears that's bent.

Tug McGraw

Kids should practice autographing baseballs. This is a skill that's often overlooked in Little League.

Tug McGraw

It's a sensitive thing, playing major league baseball.

Tony La Russa

I've said this: If Jim Leyland had been in my place, he'd have the 2,000 wins and I'd have 1,000. Leyland is the greatest.

Tony La Russa

It's easy to figure out whether you're getting stale. All you've got to do is look in the mirror and be honest with yourself.

Tony La Russa

You know, I think when you coach or you manage, you make decisions, and there's some that are really, really tough.

Tony La Russa

Basically, hitters fall into a pattern, and once you know what they like, you can set them up for the putout with something else.

Tom Seaver

The Yankees have better starting pitchers than Arizona. Arizona just has two... the Yanks have four.

Keith Hernandez

Jim Crow was king... and I heard a game in which Jackie Robinson was playing, and I felt pride in being alive.

Lou Brock

I was the worst hitter ever. I never even broke a bat until last year when I was backing out of the garage.

Lefty Gomez

Quit now? They'll have to cut the uniform off me. I'm going out for another 300. They couldn't be any harder to get than the first 300.

Lefty Grove

You give them recommendations. You throw different angles at them where, hopefully, they can get something out of it.

Mike Butcher

I've been into the habit of freezing white grapes and using them as a snack. Instead of eating peanuts or popcorn or something like that or pretzels, I just eat the white grapes.

Mike Ditka

I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron. They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson.

Monte Irvin

I think anybody who saw him will tell you that Willie Mays was the greatest player who ever lived.

Monte Irvin

I touched Roger's bat and held it to my heart. My bat will lie next to his. I'm damn proud of that.

Mark McGwire

I remember trying steroids very briefly in the 1989 -1990 off season, and then after I was injured in 1993, I used steroids again.

Mark McGwire

Performance-enhancing drugs are an illusion. I wish I had never gotten involved with steroids. It was wrong. It was stupid.

Mark McGwire

When I was playing, there were only eight teams in each league, and you didn't have any playoffs.

Red Schoendienst

At my growing years of 18 to 21 years old in the Minor Leagues, I dreamed of being a Philadelphia Phillie.

Ryne Sandberg