If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit.

Quote by Branch Rickey

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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.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

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...

Luck is the residue of design.

Luck is the residue of design.

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 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...

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...

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...

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

All I had was natural ability.

All I had was natural ability.

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.

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...