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The Babe was a great ballplayer, sure, but Cobb was even greater. Babe could knock your brains out, but Cobb would drive you crazy.
I don't really think about the runs too much. I mean, if we get, like, a five-run lead, then I'll start to pitch according to that.
I don't mind people looking at me. That's never bothered me. I don't want them looking at me in my house; now that would bother me.
Everybody wants to play his natural position and play every day, but in the world of professional sports that's not always possible.
You fool around with different pitches playing catch, but it's not the same when you've got to face some guy with a bat in his hand.
There may be people who have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do - and I believe that.
When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!
I want to make guys put the ball in play. If I give up ten hits, then I give up ten hits. But I want to work on making them earn it.
One of the nicest satisfactions you can have is to be able to give something back to your parents when they've given so much to you.
I learned from Mr. Wrigley, early in my career, that loyalty wins and it creates friendships. I saw it work for him in his business.
My past is my wisdom to use today... my future is my wisdom yet to experience. Be in the present because that is where life resides.
I have always been grateful to Colonel Longley. He proved to me that when people in authority take a stand, good can come out of it.
Is my ability what it was at, say, 25 or 30 years old? Probably not, but I like to compete. I like to go out and play the game hard.
I'm just a ballplayer with one ambition, and that is to give all I've got to help my ball club win. I've never played any other way.
You think the greatest thing in the whole world would be to become a baseball player - if best things already happened, what's next?
To hit 100 miles per hour, that's something. I couldn't believe it when I first saw it, but it's something I can do and think about.
In order to be a successful Photographer, you must possess both Vision and Focus neither of which have anything to do with your eyes
The pain will not go away by getting angry or bitter, it will go away when you learn to accept life's challenges with grace and ease
You never know who will see your images hanging. And I like that. I think you never really have control over the things that you do.
I want to give my respect, glory and time to the Bible - to the word of God - just as I want to give my respect and time to my work.
The American Museum of Natural History is my son's absolute favorite place in the world! So we really, really, really love New York.
I had a lot of fear that would motivate me to try to work hard, because I didn't know what I would do if I wasn't a baseball player.
It didn't happen, but I feel fortunate for the two chances we had and it's just a shame we didn't go to a World Series for Cub fans.
A man can please his wife with a box of candy, surprise her with a bouquet of flowers, and make her suspicious with a gold bracelet.
My relationships are based on personal reciprocity. Being a Dodger was a matter of heart, but in the end I felt they didn't want me.
Pitches are like pages of a book; they're so important. The chess game; how I set you up early, and how I'll do it differently later.
Anaheim is not like Los Angeles, where there are more people and more paparazzi. You don't have that in Anaheim. It's more laid-back.
It's a relief now to be able to stand next to my godfather and finally feel like I've accomplished something in the game of baseball.
I have played professional baseball for over half my life. From the time I picked up a baseball glove, I did not want to put it down.
I try to be a good human being and keep up with what's going on in the world by reading and staying in touch with the current events.
Trying to hit Phil Niekro is like trying to eat jello with chopsticks. Sometimes you get a piece but most of the time you get hungry.
If they know you're a nibbler, they're going to wait and look for that. Hitters have to be more aggressive if you're more aggressive.
I always thought being a gamer and someone who had a sense of responsibility to the game and to my teammates was the honorable thing.
Different styles work for different guys... If you can handle shortstop and hit, teams will find a way to pencil you into the lineup.
Stealing bases is just something I like to do. I figure if I can hit home runs and steal bases, I'd be different than everybody else.
I think I've been asked a lot more than most TV producers to go on-camera. But I just do what I do and don't think about the package.
Have I said dumb things? Absolutely, who hasn't? But I have never backed away from being called out on something I did or said wrong.
It's never over. You don't want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it's not over until the last out.
The magic of film isn't just because of the big screen, or the acoustics, but the ineffable shared experience of going to the movies.
I don't want my picture in any cigarettes, but I also don't want you to lose the ten dollars, so I'm enclosing my check for that sum.
As professionals we have a responsibility of providing a good show for the fans. Getting hits and home runs is what they want to see.
For me, if I stay on the couch all day - or even one day - I'll be more tired doing that than going out and giving my body a workout.
I'll never be considered one of the all-time greats; maybe not even one of the all-time goods. But I'm one of the all-time survivors.
A franchise player, to me, is a guy like Kirby Puckett, Cal Ripken, a guy who's been in one organization through their entire career.
You play the game a certain way, and people think your personality off the field should be just as electrifying. That's not the case.
When I started to play consistently and produce consistently, that's when I knew that I could compete and do well in the big leagues.
Baseball can be a game of peaks and valleys. Mentally, I want to stay away from the ups and downs and just maintain a level approach.
One of the things I've done is tell myself I can't let bad things that happen to me on the field, off the field, whatever, affect me.
When you look at starting pitchers, once they make it through year four, then - knock on wood - you see a lot of injury risk go down.
I was a last round draft pick. Nobody wanted me. I could count the amount of scouts that told me to go to school, to forget baseball.