baseball quotes.

"baseball is like church - many attend, few understand." - leo durocher a blog for quotes about baseball ~

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I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.

Jackie Robinson

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A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

Jackie Robinson

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No one's ever had that aura like he had it. No one's ever done it the way he did it, in every way.

Curt Schilling, on Cal Ripken, Jr.

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He is the man. He is the man.

Sammy Sosa's description of Cal Ripken, Jr.

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I'd like to be remembered. I'd like to think that someday two guys will be talking in a bar and one of them will say something like, 'Yeah, he's a good shortstop, but he's not as good as ole Ripken was.'

Cal Ripken, Jr. (Mission Accomplished)

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As long as I can compete, I won't quit. Reaching three-thousand is not the finish line as long as I can contribute.

Cal Ripken, Jr.

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He seemed to be doing everything wrong, yet everything came out right. He stopped everything behind the plate and hit everything in front of it

Mel Ott, on Yogi Berra.

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How can a you hit and think at the same time?

Yogi Berra

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This game is really crazy. Nobody can understand it, and there a lot of things that happen that you can't control.

Albert Pujols

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A lot of people said I could be a good player. I just wanted the opportunity to show it. I just let it happen.

Albert Pujols

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I'm very proud of my area around the plate. I don't want anyone messing with my dirt.

Jorge Posada

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I showed people that it's not about guessing what people can do. It's about saying, 'Here, show me what you can do.'

David Ortiz

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I come to play everyday.

David Ortiz

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Trying to throw a fastball by Henry Aaron is like trying to sneak a sunrise past a rooster.

Curt Simmons

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I’m hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I’d be pulling for him.

Hank Aaron

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I don't want them to forget (Babe) Ruth, I just want them to remember me!

Hank Allen

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One of the fellows called me Cyclone, but finally shortened it to 'Cy' and its been that ever since.

Cy Young