All I had was natural ability.

Quote by Branch Rickey

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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 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...

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.

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.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

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 is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part.I always loved...

Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part.I always loved...

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

Luck is the residue of design.

Luck is the residue of design.

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...

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.

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...

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...

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

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...

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 great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance.

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

My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl,...

My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl,...

It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance. It is the dream...

It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance. It is the dream...