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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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...

Luck is the residue of design.

Luck is the residue of design.

A full mind is an empty bat.

A full mind is an empty bat.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

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...

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...

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

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

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 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...

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

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...

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...

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...

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave...

It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave...

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

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

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...

All I had was natural ability.

All I had was natural ability.

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...