Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself, but for me, the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of a hit-and-run.

Quote by Branch Rickey

Topics: Mankind Quotes

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.

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...

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

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...

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

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

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

All I had was natural ability.

All I had was natural ability.

A full mind is an empty bat.

A full mind is an empty bat.

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...

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.

Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.

Through money or power you cannot solve all problems. The problem in the human heart...

Through money or power you cannot solve all problems. The problem in the human heart...

There are very few personal problems that cannot be solved through a suitable application of...

There are very few personal problems that cannot be solved through a suitable application of...

Ideas are the raw material of progress. Everything first takes shape in the form of...

Ideas are the raw material of progress. Everything first takes shape in the form of...