Famous Quotes & Sayings

I didn't expect it. I thought I would fall backwards. I didn't know how strong those guys were and they had small arms, but once they built the base around me it was a great feeling being up there.

I didn't have to pitch out of jams. For the most part, I kept runners off base and out of scoring position.

Jack Kirby

There were very strict social conventions, and you adhered to it, and I think it gave you a lot of character. When a man said something, he meant it. He wasn't kidding around. There were no jokes involved. Nobody was in the mood to joke unless you hit a guy with a baseball bat.

Jack Canfield

A brilliant idea without action is like Mark McGwire playing baseball without a bat.

Jack Nicklaus

You're always struggling because you're not playing on a 53-and-a-third by a 120-yard field. You're not playing on a baseball diamond. With golf, every field is different and every atmosphere is different. The grass is different. The weather is different. You're outside. You're not in a stadium. There are so many different variables, so you never master golf. So, I think good athletes like a challenge.

Jack Adams

What pitching is in a short series in baseball, goaltending is in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Brian Cashman

Before we progress, we want the specialist to make sure there's nothing we're not missing. We're not going to do anything until the back specialist has a chance to give his opinion, tell us there's nothing going on.

Alex Cox

Because there is actually something very interesting in Goodfellas, how the style of the film changes as time goes by and based on the mental state of the protagonist.

Because their proposal is based on rather specific models and assumptions and their is no current evidence for it, I would say it logically possible, but not compelling.

Harrison Ford

Baseball was a metaphor for America, both here and in terms of how it was understood by the rest of the world.

Harrison Ford

I believe that the racial injustice which existed such a short time ago probably would have persisted longer if the color barrier had not been broken in baseball.

Gerry Hunsicker

Baseball doesn't seem very important on a day like this...When you live in the United States and you think it's the greatest country in the world, you feel somewhat protected and immune. You read about [terrorism] happening in other parts of the world. A day like this makes you rethink. A lot of us really have a false sense of what the world is really like.

Gerry Cooney

I am involved in minor league baseball. I go around the country speaking to troubled youths, trying to help them understand that whatever path they choose, they'll need to really pay attention to it.

Harry Callahan

I love art because it doesn't have rules like baseball. The only rule is to be good. That's the toughest thing to do.

Harry Caray

My whole philosophy is to broadcast the way a fan would broadcast.

Harry Caray

They (Expos fans) discovered 'boo' is pronounced the same in French as it is in English.

Harry Caray

I've only been doing this fifty-four years. With a little experience, I might get better.

Harry Caray

I know it is the fans that are responsible for me being here. I've always tried in each and every broadcast to serve the fans to the best of my ability.

Harry Caray

Not only do I like to go to bars because I like to drink, I do like to drink, but I go because who do you see there? Baseball fans.

Harry Caray

I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.

Harry Caray

Now, you tell me, if I have a day off during the baseball season, where do you think I'll spend it? The ballpark. I still love it. Always have, always will.

Harry Caray

What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs.

Harry Caray

Hello again, everybody... It's a bee-yoo-tiful day for baseball.

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Brian Sabean

Him taking swings in a college batting cage is a long way from doing baseball work with us, ... It's just another step in his rehab. To what extent this is of any significance -- until I'm told otherwise -- it's just part of the exercise regimen he's going through. Once he's accelerated to the point where the doctors are ready to turn him over to us, then he can do more meaningful and substantial baseball activities. But for now, this is just another step.

Hey, I've got a guy, ... I know I'm at the budget, but I've got a guy who will fit into the two hole and play second base and it will really round out the club. And, oh, by the way, I haven't seen this guy play live. But I've got a bunch of video. I'm dizzy from breaking it down over the past two weeks.

He's something baseball needs right now. With all the (negative) publicity going on, he's a breath of fresh air.

He started coaching me in baseball at 12, and then started coaching me in life.

Ron Gardenhire

He still likes baseball, I'll tell you that. He likes this team, of course, and he still has a lot of fun coming to these games.

He's such a pure hitter in every sense of the word. He gets on base when you need a rally. He's the best two-strike hitter in the game. He's so clutch.

Sean Casey

He's the first baseman of the future here. No doubt about it.

Brad Ausmus

He's the face of baseball in the city of Houston.

Pat Burrell

He's the catalyst, ... Seems like if he gets on base three times a night, he scores three times. He knows how important he is to our team, and he's been great.