Athlete Quotes

People talk about that catch and, I've said this many times, that I've made better catches than that many times in regular season. But of course in my time, you didn't have a lot of television during the regular season. A lot of people didn't see me do a lot of things.
Robinson was important to all blacks. To make it into the majors and to take all the name calling, he had to be something special. He had to take all this for years, not just for Jackie Robinson, but for the nation.
That's how easy baseball was for me. I'm not trying to brag or anything, but I had the knowledge before I became a professional baseball player to do all these things and know what each guy would hit.
The greatest challenge I think is adjusting to not playing baseball. The reason for that is I had to come out of baseball and come into the business world, not being a college graduate, not being educated to come into the business world the way I should have.
They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it.
When I got to professional ball I used to play 150 games every year. It depends on how many games there was.
When I was in Birmingham I used to go to a place called Redwood Field. I used to get there for a two o'clock game. Where can you make this kind of money playing sports? It was just a pleasure to go out and enjoy myself and get paid for it.
When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But, when I'm hitting, I hit anybody.
Yes, I had to learn how to live life outside, but I had so many people help me.
A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
Helping someone is what life is all about.
Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.
I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds.
I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.
I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop.
I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
I love September, especially when we're in it.
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