Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Cheever

The poet or storyteller who feels that he is competing with a superb double play in the World Series is a lost man. One would not want as a reader a man who did not appreciate the finesse of a double play.

John Cheever

To be an American and unable to play baseball is comparable to being a Polynesian and unable to swim.

Carlos Lee

You could say that. I get to play with some of the best players in baseball.

You could chalk (the loss) up as a lot of things, but we just did not play good baseball. Why? I don't know. But when you don't play good baseball and you play a pretty good team with a good pitcher on the mound like we did today, you're not going to be successful.

You can't take anything away from Central. This was a great game. It's what high school baseball is all about.

Matt Long

I wasnt athletic. I played baseball, but I was terrible.

Matt Diaz

I've been sent down to the minor leagues six or seven times in my career. You've just got to have that stability. It's huge. It's comforting. And it's reassuring. To be part of something in this world that's constantly changing like baseball, it's awesome to have your hope anchored in something that's so stable.

Matt Holliday

I'm just enjoying playing baseball in the major leagues.

Matt Kemp

I never want to sit out. I want to play baseball games.

Matt Kemp

I don't do stuff to be a star. I do it because I feel it's important for kids, African American kids, to see an African American face that plays baseball.

Matt Kemp

Everybody used to say that baseball players can't dress and athletes can't dress. You know, a lot of athletes now are trying to prove everybody wrong, though there are some athletes that try too hard and try to do over-the-top things. But me, I try to be simple and just make whatever I'm wearing look good.

Maya Angelou

If somebody is really trying to take your head off with a baseball bat - I don't know how long you're supposed to stand there and turn the other cheek, so he or she can get a better angle at taking your head off.

Max de Pree

A team of giants needs giant pitchers who throw good ideas but every pitcher needs an outstanding catcher. Without giant catchers, the ideas of the giant pitchers may eventually disappear.

Matthew Modine

I always thought that it was kind of silly that a baseball card could be worth so much money.

Matthew Modine

It was the baseball fantasy of a lifetime - to be able to sit on the bench with all those professional athletes. I got to take my son along because I wasn't sure I would be able to play with them.

Mark Russell

You know that a given in life in human nature, is that at a sporting event, a baseball game, a football game, you never introduce a politician, is because he'll be booed. I don't care if he's the most beloved person in the world, its part of the game.

The fantasy licenses that we have granted this year are in the best interests of the fans and fantasy baseball players around the world.

The fans should be happy. That was a great show. They got to watch what baseball is in Cuba.

Dontrelle Willis

I'm dumbfounded right now, very ecstatic just because of how my teammates felt for me today, ... They were pulling for me. I'm kind of breathtaken. It's historic. It's a beautiful thing, not only for baseball but for my team.

Joe Crede

I'm not going to risk that situation if it's a close game in the bottom of the ninth inning and I can't do what I need to do. That's hurting the team.

Kirk Ferentz

Like a lot of people who get into coaching, I was impacted by the people in my life. Certainly my father (John) who coached me in youth league baseball, and my high school coach, Joe Moore, were mentors and major influences.

We've got a lot of baseball under our belt, and we felt like we should've won at least one of the two games we lost, if not both. But overall, we're pretty well pleased.

We've got a great coaching staff and it's an honor to be in such a classy community that cares so much about its baseball team. We want to represent the Smoky Bear nation with pride.

We will be operating business as usual. There is no change for our 2006 plans, on the business or baseball side.

Alfonso Soriano

We have a day off tomorrow and will think about the baseball we've played the last two weeks. After that, we'll get back to baseball.

We had three kids over .300 and nobody over .400. That's not great for high school baseball. We had to always hope for a pitcher to come up with a great game so we could stay in the game, and most of the time that didn't happen.

This was fun. The sitting president to come out and throw the first ball? That's a great honor for your baseball team, your fans, your city, your region. That doesn't happen very often. First time in 130 years it happened here. It's something we were proud of and wanted to go without a hitch and it certainly did.

This was extreme circumstances,'' said Pat Courtney, a spokesman for Major League Baseball.

Those steals are a product of our press. I'm kind of like a center fielder in baseball. I'm reading the point guard and anticipating. With the exception of the second quarter, we played great defense.

This team is probably the loosest I've played on. Coach does a great job of keeping us loose. We play baseball at practice. He dances, claps, sings, and we all rally around that. There was no tension around the team.

Livan Hernandez

This team is excited, ... You play baseball like that. A lot of teams, the Marlins play like that and enjoy the game. This team is the same way.

Ichiro Suzuki

This was the most humiliating day of my baseball career.

This was such a big game. This is what Florida State baseball is all about. It was so much fun. What else can I say?