Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.
Frank Robinson
Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit when you're ahead.
Jackie Robinson
The way I figured it, I was even with baseball and baseball with me. The game had done much for me, and I had done much for it.
The only reason baseball's numerical touchstones have any significance is that most players - even the game's greats - peter out just barely... →
Stephen Rodrick
I'm a terrible singer. I feel lucky to play baseball. You can't be gifted in everything.
Alex Rodriguez
When I think about athletes, probably my favorite guest of all time among baseball players was Ted Williams.
Charlie Rose
I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball.
Pete Rose
I never gave up as a player, and I won't give up as someone who wants to go to the Hall of Fame, because it's the ultimate goal for a... →
I admitted I bet on baseball, but I wasn't suspended from baseball for betting on baseball.
I owe baseball. Baseball don't owe me a damn thing.