“You have the honor and privilege of being in position to do something amazingly special. If you have the chance, you must do it.” IfsChanceSpecialPositionHonorPrivilege Author:Tom Seaver
“Pitching is what you have best on the day you work, and if you cant get your fastball over the plate, then maybe you can win with your curve.” IfsWinningPlatesCurvesCantPitchingYou Can WinFastballs Author:Tom Seaver
“I would like to be a great artist. I would quit pitching if I could paint like Monet or Rousseau. But I cant. What I can do is pitch, and I can do that very well.” IfsWellsI CanArtistCan DoPaintQuittingIf I CouldGreat ArtCantPitchingGreat ArtistMonet Author:Tom Seaver
“If the Mets can win the World Series, the United States can get out of Vietnam.” IfsWorldStatesWinningUnitedUnited StatesMetsSeriesVietnamWorld Series Author:Tom Seaver
“If you don't think baseball is a big deal, don't do it. But if you do, do it right.” IfsThinkingBigsDealsBaseballBig DealAmerican Baseball Author:Tom Seaver
“In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get shortsighted; if you aim for consistency, the numbers will be there at the end.” IfsEndsSportsLeadershipNumbersWorryTheoryBaseballAimStriveStatisticsConsistencyShort Sighted Author:Tom Seaver
“These kids today, they want to be men, they want to be foxhole guys, but they’re not being allowed to do that. Imagine if these computer geeks who are running baseball now were allowed to run a war? They’d be telling our soldiers: ‘That’s enough. You’ve fired too many bullets from your rifle this week!’” IfsMenWantWarEnoughRunningKidsTodayGuyImagineWeekComputerBaseballSoldierBulletsGeekBe A ManRiflesFoxholes Author:Tom Seaver
