I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do.

Quote by Branch Rickey

Topics: Sports Quotes

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...

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...

All I had was natural ability.

All I had was natural ability.

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...

A full mind is an empty bat.

A full mind is an empty bat.

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...

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

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...

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

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

Never surrender opportunity for security.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

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...

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...

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

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...

If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy...

If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy...

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...