I'm a guy who just wanted to see his name in the lineup everyday. To me, baseball was a passion to the point of obsession.

Quote by Brooks Robinson

Topics: Brooks Robinson Quotes

I'll play out the string and leave baseball without a tear. A man can't play...

I'll play out the string and leave baseball without a tear. A man can't play...

Pocahontas was the reason the Virginia colony didn't disappear, unlike some earlier attempts.

Pocahontas was the reason the Virginia colony didn't disappear, unlike some earlier attempts.

If your're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your...

If your're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your...

If your not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your...

If your not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your...

If your're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your...

If your're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your...

It's a pretty sure thing that the player's bat is what speaks loudest when it's...

It's a pretty sure thing that the player's bat is what speaks loudest when it's...

Whether you want to or not, you do serve as a role model. People will...

Whether you want to or not, you do serve as a role model. People will...

I'll play out the string and leave baseball without a tear. A man can't play...

I'll play out the string and leave baseball without a tear. A man can't play...

I've always said when I broke in I was an average player. I had an...

I've always said when I broke in I was an average player. I had an...

Fifty years from now I'll be just three inches of type in a record book.

Fifty years from now I'll be just three inches of type in a record book.

It's a pretty sure thing that the player's bat is what speaks loudest when it's...

It's a pretty sure thing that the player's bat is what speaks loudest when it's...

If you put a baseball and other toys in front of a baby, he'll pick...

If you put a baseball and other toys in front of a baby, he'll pick...

Say 'Dodgers' and people know you're talking about baseball. Say 'Braves' and they ask, 'What...

Say 'Dodgers' and people know you're talking about baseball. Say 'Braves' and they ask, 'What...

The way I figured it, I was even with baseball and baseball with me. The...

The way I figured it, I was even with baseball and baseball with me. The...

Casey knew his baseball. He only made it look like he was fooling around. He...

Casey knew his baseball. He only made it look like he was fooling around. He...

Baseball is like driving, it's the one who gets home safely that counts.

Baseball is like driving, it's the one who gets home safely that counts.

Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago...

Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago...

That was real baseball. We weren't playing for money. They gave us Mickey Mouse watches...

That was real baseball. We weren't playing for money. They gave us Mickey Mouse watches...

There are three things you can do in a baseball game. You can win, or...

There are three things you can do in a baseball game. You can win, or...

People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you...

People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you...