A boy cannot begin playing ball too early. I might almost say that while he is still creeping on all fours he should have a bouncing rubber ball.

Quote by Christy Mathewson

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Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the...

Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the...

A young ballplayer looks on his first spring training trip as a stage struck young...

A young ballplayer looks on his first spring training trip as a stage struck young...

A pitcher is not a ballplayer.

A pitcher is not a ballplayer.

Anybody's best pitch is the one the batters ain't hitting that day.

Anybody's best pitch is the one the batters ain't hitting that day.

You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat.

You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat.

I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But...

I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But...

If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they...

If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they...

Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the...

Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the...

A boy cannot begin playing ball too early. I might almost say that while he...

A boy cannot begin playing ball too early. I might almost say that while he...

If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they...

If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they...

The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon Turns Ashes - or it prospers; and...

The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon Turns Ashes - or it prospers; and...

The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water.

The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water.

Deep in my heart I'm concealing things that I'm longing to say. Scared to confess...

Deep in my heart I'm concealing things that I'm longing to say. Scared to confess...

Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl....

Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl....

I would rather have eyes that cannot see; ears that cannot hear; lips that cannot...

I would rather have eyes that cannot see; ears that cannot hear; lips that cannot...

If you practice an art, be proud of it and make it proud of you...

If you practice an art, be proud of it and make it proud of you...

Only do what your heart tells you.

Only do what your heart tells you.

No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger....

No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger....

The heart forgets its sorrow and ache.

The heart forgets its sorrow and ache.

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for...

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for...

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work