All I had was natural ability.

Quote by Branch Rickey

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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...

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...

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'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...

I don't care if I was a ditch-digger at a dollar a day, I'd want...

I don't care if I was a ditch-digger at a dollar a day, I'd want...

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.

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

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...

Luck is the residue of design.

Luck is the residue of design.

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...

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.

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...

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was...

Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was...

When one's own problems are unsolvable and all best efforts frustrated, it is lifesaving to...

When one's own problems are unsolvable and all best efforts frustrated, it is lifesaving to...

It isn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.

It isn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.

All of us are guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a...

All of us are guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a...