Baseball people, and that includes myself, are slow to change and accept new ideas. I remember that it took years to persuade them to put numbers on uniforms.

Quote by Branch Rickey

Topics: Baseball Quotes, Ideas Quotes

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

All I had was natural ability.

All I had was natural ability.

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.

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...

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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.

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

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.

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...

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...

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...