Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Quote by Branch Rickey

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

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

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...

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...

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 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...

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

A full mind is an empty bat.

A full mind is an empty bat.

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...

Luck is the residue of design.

Luck is the residue of design.

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...

Never surrender opportunity for security.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

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.

All I had was natural ability.

All I had was natural ability.

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

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...

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.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.