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

Quote by Branch Rickey

Topics: Chance Quotes

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

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 am alarmed at the subtle invasion of professional football, which is gaining preeminence over...

I am alarmed at the subtle invasion of professional football, which is gaining preeminence over...

Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.

Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.

Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it...

Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it...

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...

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.

Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret...

Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret...

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

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

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

How to use your leisure time is the biggest problem of a ballplayer.

How to use your leisure time is the biggest problem of a ballplayer.

Luck is the residue of design.

Luck is the residue of design.

A full mind is an empty bat.

A full mind is an empty bat.

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...

I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to...

I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to...

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is like driving, it's the one who gets home safely that counts.

Baseball is like driving, it's the one who gets home safely that counts.

My feeling is that when you're managing a baseball team, you have to pick the...

My feeling is that when you're managing a baseball team, you have to pick the...

Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly...

Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly...