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

Topics: Branch Rickey Quotes

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...

Never surrender opportunity for security.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

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...

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...

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...

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

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...

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...

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

Grief walks upon the heels of pleasure; married in haste, we repent at leisure.

Grief walks upon the heels of pleasure; married in haste, we repent at leisure.

Leisure is the Mother of Philosophy.

Leisure is the Mother of Philosophy.