Luck is the residue of design.

Quote by Branch Rickey

Topics: Luck Quotes

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.

A full mind is an empty bat.

A full mind is an empty bat.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.