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
baseball bet daddy learned life looked responsibility taught trouble
Mr. Selig looked at me and said, 'I want to know one thing. Did you bet on baseball?' ... I looked him in the eye. 'Sir, my daddy taught me two things in life -- how to play baseball and how to take responsibility for my actions. I learned the first one pretty well. The other, I've had some trouble with. Yes, sir, I did bet on baseball.'
against bet bets five four
Four or five times a week, ... But I never bet against my own team, and I never made any bets from the clubhouse.
believe bet love night power win
I bet on my team to win every night because I love my team; I believe in my team. I did everything in my power every night to win that game.
bet picked
I never picked up my phone and called a bookmaker and bet on a baseball game from the clubhouse. Never.
allowed baseball based bet influence injuries inside less took unfair
During the times I gambled as a manager, I never took an unfair advantage, ... I never bet more or less based on injuries or inside information. I never allowed my wagers to influence my baseball decisions. So in my mind, I wasn't corrupt.
baseball suspended betting
I admitted I bet on baseball, but I wasn't suspended from baseball for betting on baseball.
guy last
I don't know what he did the last two years. All I know is the guy can hit.
hitting streak
One thing about a hitting streak is the stamina.
born broke lincoln record shot titanic
I broke the record on Sept. 11 and I was born the day Lincoln was shot and the Titanic sank (April 14).
change mistakes people understand
I think people understand that I understand I made some mistakes and I can?t change them,
false hope
I think amphetamines, if I'm not mistaken, are something that's going to give you something like false hope.
kid light mistake people ran red small speeding understood wish
I don't think Pete ran a red light or had a speeding ticket. That's the kind of kid he is, ... I wish people understood how small the mistake he made is.
gotten took
If I took steroids, I would have gotten 5,000 hits.
anybody last steroids took unless
Here's my take on steroids: We can say anybody took steroids. We don't know. Unless you took steroids the last two years, I don't care.