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

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

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.

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'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...

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...

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...

A full mind is an empty bat.

A full mind is an empty bat.

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.

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

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 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...

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...

The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the...

The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the...

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.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

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

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

Never surrender opportunity for security.

Never surrender opportunity for security.