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Baseball Quotes

My motive, and I will make it clear and look you in the eyes, is to attack major league baseball. That’s my motive Picture Quote #1

I had a job on college campus. I lost that job, but on my way home I heard an inner voice that said go out for the baseball team. I was a walk-on, and I was actually petrified as a walk-on because you’re not an athlete Picture Quote #1

I played baseball in college but I didn’t identify with the jocks, I was in my own little world Picture Quote #1

I did make a choice when I got away from baseball to be there to get my kids off to college Picture Quote #1

I went to a Christian all-boys’ college one time to pick up my buddies so we could go play baseball, and I just remember walking through the halls, and there’s all these crucified Jesuses. It’s scary Picture Quote #1

I probably follow all sports a little bit. I like hockey quite a bit. I like football. I like college basketball when it gets down to March Madness. I like baseball. I enjoy them all. I watch them all Picture Quote #1

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A lot of people wanted me to play college football, but I wanted to get started playing pro baseball Picture Quote #1

When you’re 18, when you’re at college, sports can be your life. You can watch every baseball game, every college basketball game, every football game. Once you have a family and kids, you can’t do that anymore Picture Quote #1

I really enjoyed high-school football, but I didn’t really enjoy college football. I liked to play the games, but I didn’t like the practice. In baseball, I enjoy the practice almost as much as the games Picture Quote #1

That’s the best thing about being an actor. If you’re in a baseball movie, you walk away knowing way more about baseball, or if you’re in a sci-fi film, you learn way more about Comic-Con, and so I loved all that Picture Quote #1

Baseball is to our everyday experience what poetry often is to common speech Â- a slightly elevated and concentrated form Picture Quote #1

Those companies that don’t see the black and brown communities are missing, out of their closed eye, talent, which leads to money and growth. When baseball, football and basketball couldn’t see the field, they missed talent and growth. The same is true in the tech industry Picture Quote #1

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Arizona was the best place. I like the competition in baseball, and the football program has been great for the past five years. I think I’ll be playing as a freshman in both sports, and I think I can play with them Picture Quote #1

I grew up playing everything from rugby, football, baseball, volleyball, bike races and boxing. I tried martial arts, loved to ride horses and I’m the youngest of three brothers, so it was a fiercely competitive family Picture Quote #1

Imagine if these computer geeks who are running baseball now were allowed to run a war? They’d be telling our soldiers: ‘That’s enough. You’ve fired too many bullets from your rifle this week!’ Picture Quote #1

When you see Major League Baseball putting academies in other countries, obviously that throws up a red flag. You wonder why they ain’t going up in our neighborhood. Bottom line, what I see, I talk about... I see it over and over. If anybody can show me I’m wrong, then show me Picture Quote #1

Of all the young men in America only a few hundred can get into major league baseball, and of these only a handful in a decade can get into the Hall of Fame. So it goes in all human activity. .. Some become multimillionaires and chairmen of the board, and some of us must be content to play baseball at company picnics or manage a credit union without pay Picture Quote #1

Nolan Ryan helped me with baseball, and my dad passing away gave me a bigger heart Picture Quote #1

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Taking the GED and moving on to my dream of playing baseball was what I wanted to do, and my mom and dad supported me Picture Quote #1

I’m the youngest of five kids, and I wanted attention. And in Santa Barbara, there was lots of theater going on, so for that area, it was a little bit like playing Little League baseball. There were dance classes, theater classes, and I just loved it Picture Quote #1

Deep down, it’s all baseball, no matter what kind of geometrical shape you play it with Picture Quote #1

If you look at professional baseball in New York, you can get all 162 Yankee games on television anytime you want. But people still go to the ballpark because they are two different experiences. It’s the same with film Picture Quote #1

Normally, some people think about 50 as a big moment in life. I kind of think 30 because in your baseball career, 30 was considered on top kind of looking at the end of your career. So I remember thinking about 30 in different ways, but 50 just seems like another step right now Picture Quote #1

The most difficult thing in baseball is to be consistent. You can have one good year, but if the next is bad you’re defrauding everyone Picture Quote #1

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Racing is not football or baseball or basketball where you can do it yourself. If you’re good in high school, you just shine. (But in racing) you have to have a family behind you Picture Quote #1

With me, baseball will never grow old. In my own estimation, it may not have improved so much as many believe, but regardless of everything, it is the same good old game. If I have contributed to its success, I do not refer to this in the sense of boasting. I had to or fall out of the ranks Picture Quote #1

People ask me, What would you be doing without baseball? I don’t know...super-sizing fries? Picture Quote #1

Listen, I was the first black manager in baseball and there was incredible pressure. I don’t blame anyone else. I was too tough . . . I lack patience. I probably got on guys a little too hard, with the wrong tone of voice Picture Quote #1

In the field of outdoor sports, the American boy is easily capable of devising his own amusements, and until some proof is adduced that baseball is not his invention, I protest against this systematic effort to rob him of his dues Picture Quote #1

I had a client who was a professional baseball player once, and he would go to clubs and dance for seven, eight, nine hours at a time. He wouldn’t drink, he wouldn’t take drugs - he just danced because he had so much physical energy; he was this amazing athlete Picture Quote #1

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My motive, and I will make it clear and look you in the eyes, is to attack major league baseball. That’s my motive. (Baseball Quotes) I had a job on college campus. I lost that job, but on my way home I heard an inner voice that said go out for the baseball team. I was a walk-on, and I was actually petrified as a walk-on because you’re not an athlete. (Baseball Quotes) I played baseball in college but I didn’t identify with the jocks, I was in my own little world . (Baseball Quotes) I did make a choice when I got away from baseball to be there to get my kids off to college (Baseball Quotes) I went to a Christian all-boys’ college one time to pick up my buddies so we could go play baseball, and I just remember walking through the halls, and there’s all these crucified Jesuses. It’s scary. (Baseball Quotes) I probably follow all sports a little bit. I like hockey quite a bit. I like football. I like college basketball when it gets down to March Madness. I like baseball. I enjoy them all. I watch them all. (Baseball Quotes) A lot of people wanted me to play college football, but I wanted to get started playing pro baseball. (Baseball Quotes) When you’re 18, when you’re at college, sports can be your life. You can watch every baseball game, every college basketball game, every football game. Once you have a family and kids, you can’t do that anymore. (Baseball Quotes) I really enjoyed high-school football, but I didn’t really enjoy college football. I liked to play the games, but I didn’t like the practice. In baseball, I enjoy the practice almost as much as the games. (Baseball Quotes) That’s the best thing about being an actor. If you’re in a baseball movie, you walk away knowing way more about baseball, or if you’re in a sci-fi film, you learn way more about Comic-Con, and so I loved all that. (Baseball Quotes) Baseball is to our everyday experience what poetry often is to common speech Â- a slightly elevated and concentrated form. (Baseball Quotes) Those companies that don’t see the black and brown communities are missing, out of their closed eye, talent, which leads to money and growth. When baseball, football and basketball couldn’t see the field, they missed talent and growth. The same is true in the tech industry. (Baseball Quotes) Arizona was the best place. I like the competition in baseball, and the football program has been great for the past five years. I think I’ll be playing as a freshman in both sports, and I think I can play with them. (Baseball Quotes) I grew up playing everything from rugby, football, baseball, volleyball, bike races and boxing. I tried martial arts, loved to ride horses and I’m the youngest of three brothers, so it was a fiercely competitive family. (Baseball Quotes) Imagine if these computer geeks who are running baseball now were allowed to run a war? They’d be telling our soldiers: ‘That’s enough. You’ve fired too many bullets from your rifle this week!’ (Baseball Quotes) When you see Major League Baseball putting academies in other countries, obviously that throws up a red flag. You wonder why they ain’t going up in our neighborhood. Bottom line, what I see, I talk about... I see it over and over. If anybody can show me I’m wrong, then show me. (Baseball Quotes) Of all the young men in America only a few hundred can get into major league baseball, and of these only a handful in a decade can get into the Hall of Fame. So it goes in all human activity. .. Some become multimillionaires and chairmen of the board, and some of us must be content to play baseball at company picnics or manage a credit union without pay. (Baseball Quotes) Nolan Ryan helped me with baseball, and my dad passing away gave me a bigger heart (Baseball Quotes) Taking the GED and moving on to my dream of playing baseball was what I wanted to do, and my mom and dad supported me. (Baseball Quotes) I’m the youngest of five kids, and I wanted attention. And in Santa Barbara, there was lots of theater going on, so for that area, it was a little bit like playing Little League baseball. There were dance classes, theater classes, and I just loved it. (Baseball Quotes) Deep down, it’s all baseball, no matter what kind of geometrical shape you play it with (Baseball Quotes) If you look at professional baseball in New York, you can get all 162 Yankee games on television anytime you want. But people still go to the ballpark because they are two different experiences. It’s the same with film. (Baseball Quotes) Normally, some people think about 50 as a big moment in life. I kind of think 30 because in your baseball career, 30 was considered on top kind of looking at the end of your career. So I remember thinking about 30 in different ways, but 50 just seems like another step right now. (Baseball Quotes) The most difficult thing in baseball is to be consistent. You can have one good year, but if the next is bad you’re defrauding everyone. (Baseball Quotes) Racing is not football or baseball or basketball where you can do it yourself. If you’re good in high school, you just shine. (But in racing) you have to have a family behind you. (Baseball Quotes) With me, baseball will never grow old. In my own estimation, it may not have improved so much as many believe, but regardless of everything, it is the same good old game. If I have contributed to its success, I do not refer to this in the sense of boasting. I had to or fall out of the ranks. (Baseball Quotes) People ask me, What would you be doing without baseball? I don’t know...super-sizing fries? (Baseball Quotes) Listen, I was the first black manager in baseball and there was incredible pressure. I don’t blame anyone else. I was too tough . . . I lack patience. I probably got on guys a little too hard, with the wrong tone of voice. (Baseball Quotes) In the field of outdoor sports, the American boy is easily capable of devising his own amusements, and until some proof is adduced that baseball is not his invention, I protest against this systematic effort to rob him of his dues. (Baseball Quotes) I had a client who was a professional baseball player once, and he would go to clubs and dance for seven, eight, nine hours at a time. He wouldn’t drink, he wouldn’t take drugs - he just danced because he had so much physical energy; he was this amazing athlete. (Baseball Quotes)

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