Pete Rose
Pete Rose
Peter Edward "Pete" Rose, Sr., also known by his nickname "Charlie Hustle", is an American former professional baseball player and manager. Rose played in Major League Baseballfrom 1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth14 April 1941
CityCincinnati, OH
CountryUnited States of America
sports thinking squares
Hitting. That's what I enjoy most. Realistically, it's probably the hardest thing to do in all of sport. Think about it. You've got a round ball, a round bat, and the object is to hit it square.
leadership sports running
Practice the game the way you're going to play the game. Practice hard and play hard. Run hard and above all else, hustle every moment you're on the field where you are practicing or playing in a game.
games four money-cant-buy-happiness
There is an old saying that money can't buy happiness. If it could, I would buy myself four hits every game.
firsts steps step-up
Every time I step up to the plate, I expect to get a hit. If I don't expect to get a hit, I have no right to step into the batter's box in the first place.
sports baseball athlete
You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possibly be - in baseball and in life.
baseball gambling drug
If I had been busted for drugs instead of gambling, I'd still be managing the Reds and baseball would be paying for my rehab.
hustle overcoming shortcomings
You'd be surprised how many shortcomings can be overcome by hustle.
letting-go sports believe
Somebody's gotta win and somebody's gotta lose and I believe in letting the other guy lose.
winning hands gambling
Unfortunately, gambling and winning don't often go hand-in-hand.
baseball running valentine
People say I don't have great tools. They say that I can't throw like Ellis Valentine or run like Tim Raines or hit with power like Mike Schmidt. Who can? I make up for it in other ways, by putting out a little bit more. That's my theory, to go through life hustling. In the big leagues, hustle usually means being in the right place at the right time. It means backing up a base. It means backing up your teammate. It means taking that headfirst slide. It means doing everything you can do to win a baseball game.
trying beats equal
If you have someone equal in ability to me I will beat him every time because I will try harder.
vacation october bigs
Jay Z got Cano a big raise, but he got him an extra 30-day vacation -- and it’s called October,
baseball cubs knows
You know what God told the Cubs? Don't do anything until I come back.
creating tough toughness
Creating success is tough. But keeping it is tougher. You have to keep producing, you can't ever stop.