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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

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.

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...

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...

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...

A full mind is an empty bat.

A full mind is an empty bat.

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.

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'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...

If you asked me to name the three scariest threats facing the human race, I...

If you asked me to name the three scariest threats facing the human race, I...

The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means...

The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means...

The drivers have one foot on the brake, one on the clutch, and one on...

The drivers have one foot on the brake, one on the clutch, and one on...