Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part.I always loved the game, but when my legs weren't hurting it was a lot easier to love.

Quote by Branch Rickey

Topics: Baseball Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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 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...

Never surrender opportunity for security.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

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...

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...

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.

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...