Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part.I always loved the game, but when my legs weren't hurting it was a lot easier to love.

Quote by Branch Rickey

Topics: Baseball Quotes

Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team...

Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team...

Never surrender opportunity for security.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the...

The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the...

Thou shalt not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, indeed thou shall steal and thou...

Thou shalt not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, indeed thou shall steal and thou...

I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to...

I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to...

If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy...

If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy...

Cobb lived off the field as though he wished to live forever. He lived on...

Cobb lived off the field as though he wished to live forever. He lived on...

The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball.

The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball.

A full mind is an empty bat.

A full mind is an empty bat.

Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team...

Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team...

It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave...

It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave...

A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance.

A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance.

Baseball people, and that includes myself, are slow to change and accept new ideas. I...

Baseball people, and that includes myself, are slow to change and accept new ideas. I...

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing all your...

It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing all your...

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with...

After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with...

Fix your eye on the ball from the moment the pitcher holds it in his...

Fix your eye on the ball from the moment the pitcher holds it in his...

Every day I went to the ballpark in Yankee Stadium as well as on the...

Every day I went to the ballpark in Yankee Stadium as well as on the...