Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team player second, within the rules and spirit of the game.

Quote by Branch Rickey

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Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

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...

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.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

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...

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...

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...

Luck is the residue of design.

Luck is the residue of design.

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.

A full mind is an empty bat.

A full mind is an empty bat.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

With the game on the line. I want the ball in my hands.

With the game on the line. I want the ball in my hands.

I don't consider myself as the best player in the world. I'm not obsessed with...

I don't consider myself as the best player in the world. I'm not obsessed with...

You really don't want a president who is a football fan. Football combines the worst...

You really don't want a president who is a football fan. Football combines the worst...