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

Topics: Baseball Quotes

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Luck is the residue of design.

Luck is the residue of design.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

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...

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...

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

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 see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game.

I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game.

You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and...

You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and...

I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a...

I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a...

An Olympic medal is the greatest achievement and honour that can be received by an...

An Olympic medal is the greatest achievement and honour that can be received by an...