Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.

Quote by Branch Rickey

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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.

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...

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 full mind is an empty bat.

A full mind is an empty bat.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...