Famous Quotes & Sayings

I'm as frustrated as I've ever been in coaching. Baseball starts with pitching and ends with pitching, and we didn't get any.

I'm a second baseman - where should I play? What's going on here is not my problem. It's not his problem. It's the team's problem.

Jesse Palmer

I'm an athlete, ... I'm a baseball player.

Carlos Beltran

I'm a player of the Mets. Facing Billy ... he's such a hard thrower. I was looking for a slider, but he kept giving me a lot of fastballs. Good thing I was able to get one over third base on a pitch I got jammed.

Rich Galen

If the president vetoes it, I believe based on my e-mails from members of Congress the veto will be overridden.

If the political environment does not change, the outcome of the 2006 elections becomes increasingly a roll of the dice dependent on how the campaigns are run, party and interest group resources and the intensity of base voters to turn out to vote.

If the recent trends of muted wage inflation, deteriorating employment and industrial recession persist, we would expect the current downside monetary policy bias to translate into a cut in base rates. Our forecast is for one more quarter point reduction, in May.

Bobby Valentine

If the people making all the big decisions in baseball don't know the difference between all-star exhibition games and a competition between true champions, they shouldn't be in the decision-making process to begin with.

If R. Akiva was perhaps overly generous in judging his generation, it can perhaps be ascribed to the belief, based on his own experience, that everyone is capable of a dramatic life change.

I perform her as Juliet. I present part of the famous 'balcony scene' how she did it based on recordings and other research.

I only became a fan of baseball when I was 14.

I had a feeling in spring training that this team had the potential to go all the way. We have the best pitching staff in Japanese baseball and our batting order is strong from top to bottom.

I had a feeling, based on her cancellation of several events, that she wasn't doing well, ... I have been praying for Mrs. King every day and I urge Atlanta, Georgia, the nation and the world to pray for her.

Tom Selleck

I had a fantasy of being a pro baseball player, and I've gotten to play a Major League Baseball player (in 1992's 'Mr. Baseball'). I loved Westerns as a little kid and I get to do them. I even get to die as an actor and then you just go home and have dinner. It's great. So now, I'm not a candidate, but I play one on TV and I'll be home for dinner.

If you can do it yourself, you should. The goal is to build up your base of customers.

Mark Buehrle

I like to get out in the woods as much as I can to get my mind away from baseball and kind of get away from everything. It's nice to get out there and listen to everything, the wildlife and the smells.

Jim Tressel

I just thought, based upon who had had preparation over the course of time and where we were and what we were doing, that both guys could contribute to a win.

Ted White

I just think we've been hurt with weather. We always know it's going to be stormy in the springtime, but I can't remember there ever being so much snow. ... I'm just looking forward to it being sunny and feeling like baseball season.

I just put my head down and played hard. Every pitch, every at-bat, I concentrated on playing baseball.

I just remember them lobbing it to No. 50. But you can't base the whole game on that play. It all came down to our defense again. And that last play was a blur.

Ralph Macchio

I remember making the all-star team in Little League when I was around 11 years old. I was not a great athlete, but I loved it, so making starting second base in the all-star was great for me. I think someone must have been sick and they slotted me in.

John Jeremiah Sullivan

Ireland starts for me with the end of 'The Dead,' which my father read to me from his desk in his basement office in New Albany, Ind.

I remember him. Short guy, moustache, played third base for Pittsburgh.

I remember one time I saw Tommy Lasorda throw out the first pitch for a game and with all his baseball experience, playing and managing, didn't even get the ball to the plate. I want to get the ball to the catcher and not dribble it up there.

I love playing baseball man. I am always playing baseball and I definitely want to play in college.

I love situations like that. That's why I play baseball, to try to come into big situations and come through. If there's any situation like that, I love it.

I'll take that. We had guys get on base rather than just striking out. We just couldn't get the timely hitting we have been getting.

I'll take some great things from baseball, but the people I've met and the experiences I've had in college, I'm going to miss it quite a bit.

Dontrelle Willis

I looked at the second baseman and I figured I'd go hard and give up my body to get in there, ... It was key. It was all about just putting pressure on their guy. I wasn't able to put down any bunts today. I'm upset about that, but I was able to get some key hits for the team.

I look at the culture of baseball and its influence on society and society?s influence on baseball.

I look at it this way, everybody wants to manage because it's the greatest job in baseball. But if you can't manage, being the bench coach of the Yankees is the best job in baseball.

I'll make that trade every day of my career. We're a much better baseball team having this problem than not having this problem at all.

Kevin Millar

I'll tell you what, it's a huge loss for the Red Sox. Personally I think Theo was very, very smart and intelligent about understanding baseball players, understanding what kind of team to bring in and what group of guys could gel together. I think he's proven that for three years that he was there. We won a championship, we won 95 games three straight seasons. He's been tremendous for myself personally. I wish him the best of luck, I'm sure he'll have a lot of takers out there.