Disable ads!

12 quotes by Willie McCovey

MLB debut July 30, 1959 for the San Francisco Giants Last MLB appearance July 6, 1980 for the San Francisco Giants Career statistics Batting average .270 Hits 2,211 Home runs 521 Runs batted in 1,555 Teams San Francisco Giants (1959–1973) San Diego Padres (1974–1976) Oakland Athletics (1976) San Francisco Giants (1977–1980) Career highlights and awards 6× All-Star (1963, 1966, 1968–1971) NL MVP (1969) NL Rookie of...
Read full biography of Willie McCovey →

Winning is a serious matter.

0

I had pain in both knees my whole career. Not many athletes play pain-free. Mine was just more than normal.

0

I had talked for years about doing a restaurant with Rocky Dudum, who's been my friend since I first came to San Francisco. Then Rocky's son... →

0

Ballplayers, like everyone else, like to get told they did something right.

0

Even during my career, when I read all those great things about me, it's almost like I was reading about someone else. It's almost like there... →

0

I've always had a connection here in the city from the first day I arrived. I stayed in the city. I made San Francisco my home. I was seen in the... →

0

I was doing what I love to do: play baseball. Not going to complain about that.

0

In my first year, when I was driving in runs, winning games and making headlines, there was an old man who came to games at Seals Stadium, and one... →

0

I could run like a gazelle, couldn't I?

0

I loved coming up with players in scoring position and I had to drive them in.

0

It doesn't seem like it's been 50 years. I don't even feel like I'm 50 years old yet, though I've had all these knee and back... →

0

I enjoyed hitting in the Major Leagues more than in the Minor Leagues. I didn't want to tell anybody it was easier, because I didn't want to... →

0
Add a quote!
Background photo by Giuliana