In baseball, I was a pitcher, which I hated because there was no action there.
Bo JacksonBaseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical.
Yogi BerraThe triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of games, but I never understood why fans are so obsessed with them.
Hank AaronI think that to fully appreciate baseball, it helps to have been born in the U.S.
Khaled HosseiniThat's what I love about baseball, that it gives the opportunity for every single guy to develop and play the game. There's not a rule that you have to be 6 foot or you have to be real strong to play baseball or to become a good player.
Jose AltuveYou don't realize how easy this game is until you get up in that broadcasting booth.
Mickey MantleAfter I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt bad enough without me showing him up rounding the bases.
Mickey MantleThere are three things you can do in a baseball game. You can win, or you can lose, or it can rain.
Casey StengelI just want to play baseball.
David OrtizA baseball swing is a very finely tuned instrument. It is repetition, and more repetition, then a little more after that.
Reggie JacksonI don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.
Rogers HornsbyPeople ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.
Rogers HornsbyBaseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.
Babe RuthThere are only two seasons - winter and Baseball.
Bill VeeckThere are three types of baseball players: Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen and those who wonder what happens.
Tommy LasordaBaseball is like driving, it's the one who gets home safely that counts.
Tommy LasordaI wanted to play baseball!
Kareem Abdul-JabbarLove is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.
Yogi BerraYou don't have to swing hard to hit a home run. If you got the timing, it'll go.
Yogi BerraI think one of the most difficult things for anyone who's played baseball is to accept the fact that maybe the players today are playing just as well as ever.
Ralph KinerMy pitching philosophy is simple - keep the ball way from the bat.
Satchel Paige