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Bobby Brown reminds me of a fellow who's been hitting for 12 years and fielding one.
If this keeps up (four game winning streak) I'm about to manage until I'm a hundred.
I don't want to be a 66-year-old man banging on youth, because that's not my agenda.
A five-year shelf life in Chicago is almost equivalent to five to 10 somewhere else.
I believe in rules. Sure I do. If there weren't any rules, how could you break them?
Contrary to popular belief, I have always had a wonderful repertoire with my players.
There's a difference in a player that has a job and a player that doesn't have a job.
I like information. I love when smart people make me think of something in a new way.
You should always go to other people's funerals, otherwise, they won't come to yours.
If I didn't make it in baseball, I won't have made it workin'. I didn't like to work.
You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours.
The way our luck has been lately, our fellas have been getting hurt on their days off.
If you don't like the way the Atlanta Braves are playing then you don't like baseball.
Having Willie Stargell on your ball club is like having a diamond ring on your finger.
No, I don't think my presence will cause an increase in black attendance at Cleveland.
I'd find the fellow who lost it [million dollars], and, if he was poor, I'd return it.
The ballparks have gotten too crowded. That's why nobody goes to see the game anymore.
Baseball gives ... a growing boy self-poise and self-reliance. Baseball is a man maker.
Son, we'd like to keep you around this season but we're going to try and win a pennant.
I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best, but I tried to be.
Managers don't have as much leverage as they used to have. We can't really be the boss.
Just try to keep your head above water until the boys get back. It's as simple as that.
I couldn't tell if the streaker was a man or a woman because it had a bag on it's head.
I'm lucky. Usually you're dead to get your own museum, but I'm still alive to see mine.
The writers want to know were you made your mistake, no how well your curve is breaking.
I feel emptiness, and he probably won't be able to close his eyes for two or three days.
I know in the heat of battle, it's hard not to get angry, especially in the 19th inning.
I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules.
Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a pennant every year.
They say anything can happen in a short series. I just didn't expect it to be that short.
Never wear a backward baseball cap to an interview unless applying for the job of umpire.
What makes Jay Johnstone unusual is that he thinks he's normal and everyone else is nuts.
The only people I ever felt intimidated by in my whole life were Bob Gibson and my Daddy.
I'm a strong man, and usually I get over hurts and it makes me stronger when I come back.
The way we're going... if I called up another pitcher, he'd just hang up the phone on me.
If you don't have a team that can run, you have to put the big gloves on and duke it out.
You really need to travel to other major-league venues to understand what you're missing.
When I was a player and hit into a double play, I felt as if I was letting everyone down.
I played for 18 years, but the only thing that meant anything to me was the World Series.
My relationship with George Steinbrenner was great. He was the boss, and I accepted that.
Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.
All you nerds out there (me included) - don't always rely on stats for the perfect answer.
Playing without the fundamentals is like eating without a knife and fork. You make a mess.
I know a lot of people on the field - players, coaches, managers - are glad that I'm gone.
I like to have fun. I have never done anything well in my entire life that I didn't enjoy.
The second you think you've arrived, someone passes you. You have to always be in pursuit.
I've cheated, or someone on my team has cheated, in almost every single game I've been in.
How come it rains every Hall of Fame weekend? They need to move it to a different weekend.
Don't be afraid to fail, encourage your talent, and use your heart. And never be unprepared
There will be a time when everyone on the team is going to contribute to winning a pennant.