Lou Brock
Lou Brock
Louis Clark "Lou" Brockis an American former professional baseball player. He began his 19-year Major League Baseballcareer playing in 1961 for the Chicago Cubs, and spent the majority of his career playing as a left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985 and the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2014. He is currently a special instructor coach for the St. Louis Cardinals...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth18 June 1939
CityEl Dorado, AR
CountryUnited States of America
I don't have to steal bases. I steal bases because I want to.
The baseball held was my fantasy of what life offered.
The stiffer the penalty, the greater the message is sent.
When I was a kid, I used to imagine animals running under my bed. I told my dad, and he solved the problem quickly. He cut the legs off the bed.
If you're successful in what you do over a period of time, you'll start approaching records, but that's not what you're playing for. You're playing to challenge and be challenged.
Your bat is your life. It's your weapon. You don't want to go into battle with anything that feels less than perfect
We have to make some radical move to get the attention of everyone. Cheaters can't win and steroids has put us in the position that it's OK to cheat.
No one wants to hear about the labor pains, they just want to see the baby.
I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing.
Jim Crow was king... and I heard a game in which Jackie Robinson was playing, and I felt pride in being alive
One of the trademarks of a champion is that he can outlast you.
Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time.