I am alarmed at the subtle invasion of professional football, which is gaining preeminence over baseball. It's unthinkable.

Quote by Branch Rickey

Topics: Football Quotes

A full mind is an empty bat.

A full mind is an empty bat.

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...

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...

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...

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

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...

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.

All I had was natural ability.

All I had was natural ability.

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...

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.

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.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Luck is the residue of design.

Luck is the residue of design.

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...

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.

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.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

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...