Baseball is a game of inches.

Quote by Branch Rickey

Topics: Baseball Quotes

Luck is the residue of design.

Luck is the residue of design.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

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...

All I had was natural ability.

All I had was natural ability.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...