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

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

All I had was natural ability.

All I had was natural ability.

A full mind is an empty bat.

A full mind is an empty bat.

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...

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 is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.