Thou shalt not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, indeed thou shall steal and thou must.

Quote by Branch Rickey

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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.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

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...

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...

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

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 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 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.

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 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...

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.