I was not able to understand how it could be right to pay an actor, or a singer, or an instrumentalist for entertaining the public and wrong to pay a ball player for doing exactly the same thing.

Quote by Al Spalding

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Baseball gives a growing boy self poise and self reliance.

Baseball gives a growing boy self poise and self reliance.

Baseball is a man maker.

Baseball is a man maker.

Baseball is a man maker.

Baseball is a man maker.

Two hours is about as long as any American can wait for the close of...

Two hours is about as long as any American can wait for the close of...

The genius of our institutions is democratic - baseball is a democratic game.

The genius of our institutions is democratic - baseball is a democratic game.

Professional baseball is on the wane. Salaries must come down or the interest of the...

Professional baseball is on the wane. Salaries must come down or the interest of the...

Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand.

Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand.

Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its...

Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its...

You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and...

You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and...

There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but...

There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but...

Baseball is very big at the present time. This makes me think baseball will live...

Baseball is very big at the present time. This makes me think baseball will live...

I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a...

I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a...

I have discovered in 20 years of moving around a ballpark, that the knowledge of...

I have discovered in 20 years of moving around a ballpark, that the knowledge of...

People who write about spring training not being necessary have never tried to throw a...

People who write about spring training not being necessary have never tried to throw a...

People like us are afraid to leave ball. What else is there to do? When...

People like us are afraid to leave ball. What else is there to do? When...

A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.

Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.

Tom Cruise only makes one or two film appearances a year. A baseball player can...

Tom Cruise only makes one or two film appearances a year. A baseball player can...

Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the...

Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the...

There are three things you can do in a baseball game. You can win, or...

There are three things you can do in a baseball game. You can win, or...

My rule, in which I have always found satisfaction, is, never to turn aside in...

My rule, in which I have always found satisfaction, is, never to turn aside in...