“Honestly, right now, I don't want to be around baseball. Not that I don't like it. But I'm having fun right here, hanging around my family and watching my kids' games.” WantKidsGamesFunRight NowMy FamilyBaseballHonestlyHaving FunHanging Around Author:Prince Fielder
“I grew up in East St. Louis so I wanted to play baseball as a kid. Then I moved to Nebraska and became a football fan and wanted to play football. But I've always been fighting. Growing up in East St. Louis was hard. You had to fight there.” HardPlayKidsWantedFightingGrowing UpGrowingFansFootballGrewGrew UpBaseballMovedEastNebraskaFootball Fan Author:Houston Alexander
“Just before I said I wanted to be an astronomer I said I wanted to be a baseball player. I was quite athletic at the time, probably because I was bigger than other kids, and if you're bigger than other kids and you're 11 you win everything.” IfsSaidKidsWantedWinningPlayerBaseballBiggerAthleticBaseball PlayerAstronomers Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“I suppose, if someone was into baseball for an extended period of time during their formative years, they're always going to be interested in it.” IfsYearsPeriodsBaseballFormative Years Author:James Mercer
“When I played football, basketball and baseball, I was always a starter. I played baseball as the number three or number four hitter. Playing baseball, I was the third baseman or pitcher. Football, I was the quarterback. I was always versatile. It came to me naturally. It was always easy.” ThreeEasyNumbersFourFootballBasketballBaseballThirdsPitcherQuarterbackStartersVersatilePlaying BaseballNumber Three Author:Future
“I think baseball has such a way of humbling you. You can go 20-for-20, and before you know it, you're going to go through an 0-for-30. It has that way of knocking you back down to earth.” ThinkingKnowsWayEarthBaseballKnockingHumblingDown To Earth Author:Chipper Jones
“I feel my time in baseball has come and gone. I feel like I had a great career. I had a lot of fun and have a lot of great memories. At one point in time, I'll be able to tell it all. Right now that's in the past. I see things differently. I more want to help.” WantFeelsHelpingAblePastFunMemoriesCareersGoneRight NowBaseballMy TimeGreat Memories Author:Barry Bonds
“People don't understand: I've always been busy. They think that, "Oh, he's too busy, blah blah blah...," but for me, this is how it's always been. I took 18 credits every semester of college, graduated in three years, took graduate school courses, played football and baseball my whole college career. I've never stopped, and that's where that phrase "No Time 2 Sleep" is always true. I get motivated by success, by winning, by being around great people.” PeopleThinkingYearsWholeSchoolThreeCoursesWinningSleepCareersFootballCollegeBaseballBusyCreditPhrasesMotivatedThree YearsGraduatesToo BusyGreat PeopleGraduate SchoolBlahCollege GraduatesSemester Author:Russell Wilson
“I know American football. I know a little bit about soccer. I know baseball, I know basketball. But, rugby is a foreign language.” KnowsLittlesLanguageBitsFootballBasketballLittle BitBaseballSoccerRugbyAmerican FootballForeign Language Author:Morgan Freeman
“Everybody is a football senator for a while, but it is a much shorter season and there are not that many teams that are on top, and baseball is just built into the American psyche.” TeamFootballBaseball Author:Jay Rockefeller
“Baseball is actually interesting, I don't find me to be that interesting. But I am realistic enough to understand it's not about me, it's about the fact that I'm speaking for the game and people care so deeply about the game that they're watching to make sure that you do the right thing. And I feel a real responsibility to try to do the right thing as a result.” PeopleTryingRealEnoughCareInterestingResponsibilityBaseballRight ThingRealisticFind Me Author:Rob Manfred
“I hope that the biggest change in the game is that people are saying that Major League Baseball owns the next generation. That is what I aspire to, everything we're trying to do is about that, and I hope I have enough time and enough help to get that done.” PeopleTryingDoneEnoughHelpingBaseballLeagueNext GenerationMajor League Author:Rob Manfred
“Someone wanted me to write a profile for ESPN about the commissioner of baseball, and I said, "He's just some suit! Some Republican. No!" I mean if you want me to write about baseball, boxing or football, I'll write about those things because I watch them, I think about them a lot and I like them. But I don't want to write about Barry Bonds.” ThinkingWritingMeanFootballRepublicanBaseballBoxingWant MeProfileYou Want MeIf You Want Me Author:Richard Ford
“When I say my mission is to make polo bigger, I don't expect it to be baseball, but for sure to bring the attention of a lot more people to the sport.” PeopleSportsAttentionBaseball Author:Nacho Figueras
“We used to have an all-Black baseball team, all Black stars and when White folks took Jackie Robinson and brought him into the major league that was the beginning of the crushing of Black baseball teams and leagues.” BlackTeamBaseballLeagueCrushMajor League Author:Louis Farrakhan
“How can we all be better? We can be better by constantly evolving and not saying, Because baseball has always had men, let's make sure we keep it that way. I think we should always challenge ourselves to do things that have never been done.” ThinkingMenDoneChallengesBaseballEvolve Author:Jessica Mendoza
“Becoming baseball analyst was really important for me to not just be one of the first, but to literally break open the door and come in and stay, so that we could start inviting our friends and everyone, like, Come on. The door is open now. I am so proud of the fact that I put that pressure on myself: Alright, Jess, you've got a lot of women on your back right now and it's on you, so don't screw it up. I put that pressure on myself on purpose, so I'd realize it's not just about me, it's about a whole gender.” ImportantPurposeRealizingBreakProudBaseballGenderAlright Author:Jessica Mendoza
“I feel it's right for me to wear a Canadian flag baseball hat. Regardless of the fact that my wife is Canadian and I would support her throughout, the spirit of the Olympic Games is to have all these countries together to push each other.” CountryTogetherSpiritSupportWifeBaseballMy WifeOlympic Games Author:Ashton Eaton
“I don't watch teams other than Dodgers on TV and I watch the Dodgers games sparingly. I like to refresh my mind at night, so I like to read. For me, watching baseball at night, it would be like an insurance man reading actuary tables. I like to escape.” MenMindNightReadingTeamBaseball Author:Vin Scully
“A lot of baseball players think baseball is cool, and the audience that we have think it's cool. It might not hit every audience, but I don't think there's a single sport that's going to hit every audience.” ThinkingSportsAudiencePlayerBaseballBaseball Player Author:David Price
“I think you come to watch baseball, and if you're a true fan, then you enjoy watching baseball. MLB tries to change this and change that, speed up the games, but baseball's baseball. You can't change it. It's America's pastime. It's the greatest game on earth. I don't really want to change it that much.” ThinkingTryingEarthEnjoyBaseballSpeed Author:Bryce Harper
“Social media is dangerous for baseball players. Things can get taken out of context so fast. You can say something you don't want to say. It's dangerous.” TakenPlayerDangerousBaseballSocial MediaBaseball PlayerOf Context Author:Max Scherzer
“He's like a baseball team owner who also wants to coach, but who also attracts fans, like David Duke, and now anti-semi Louis Farrakhan who also gave Donald Trump odd praise. Now maybe this is not Trump's fault, but he is truly a unifier getting white and black racist leaders to agree on one thing - him. Not to mention the democrats.” BlackLeaderTeamBaseballPraiseAgreeDemocratCoachesOddRacist Author:Greg Gutfeld
“There's a duty and an obligation to community that we must teach our children to honor no matter how far they go. Life is like baseball: You only score when you leave home and return home.” ChildrenHomeCommunityTeachDutyHonorBaseballOur ChildrenObligationLife Is Like Author:Rhymefest
“The interesting thing is that it seems like George W. Bush would have been happy being the president of anything. He could have been president of Major League Baseball. Less people killed. It wouldn't have affected the world on a planetary level. Sure, there would have been little things. There would have been scandals and kind of numbskull things here and there .” PeopleWorldKindPresidentInterestingBaseballLeagueLittle ThingsMajor League Author:Eddie Vedder
“In my time, we had little league and junior league or whatever - before that, there's the sandlot. Kids played baseball wherever you can make a space. We played tackle-football on the street. Now we play basketball in the studio. We have a hoop. But we also have a pitching machine.” KidsBasketballBaseballLeagueLittle League Author:Raymond Pettibon
“I always think of baseball as so existential. Like, you're just out there in a field, in a big expanse of green grass.” ThinkingLike YouBaseballExistential Author:Kim Gordon
“The adrenaline is pumping before or during a game - you're excited, you're anxious. But the biggest things are just having fun and being confident. There really is no alternative because you just can't be negative. And a huge part of developing that confidence is by working hard every day, and I don't think that is limited to the baseball field. I think that bleeds over to all aspects of anything that you're doing or working on in life.” ThinkingFunNegativeBaseballExcitedHaving FunAnxiousAdrenalineBe Confident Author:Mike Trout
“I know I didn't do anything to desire the talent, that God gave me. What a blessing it is to throw a baseball for a living! I know I'm very privileged to get to do that, so - that said I don't want to take that for granted! I want to do everything I possibly can to make it worth my while, make it worth God's time. With that comes a competitive advantage - I think I'm pitching for a lot more than just winning a baseball game, trying to honor Him in everything I'm doing - and winning's pretty fun too! So, I like doing that!.” ThinkingTryingDesireWinningFunTalentHonorBlessingBaseballGranted Author:Clayton Kershaw
“Baseball is going to end some day. I realize that as soon as you retire you know, people forget about you in this game fast! There's the next young guy coming up that's always better than you. So, for me, it's just about using baseball as a platform to do a lot of things.” PeopleGuyRealizingForgetBaseballRetiring Author:Clayton Kershaw
“I think, a lot of things get wrestled around with Christianity in this day and age about what it means, what it stands for and I think it gets the wrong connotation all over the world. So, for me, using baseball and using Jesus' name - I really just want to focus on Him. I don't want to think about Christianity or the religious aspect of it. You just want to focus on Jesus and loving Jesus. Saying you're a Christian shouldn't turn people off. You should love people well and that's Jesus' first commandment!” PeopleThinkingWorldMeanAgeChristianJesusReligiousChristianityFocusBaseballThis Day Author:Clayton Kershaw
“I learned a hell of a lot from my co-star, Kurt Russell. He's one of my closest friends and was one of my best teachers. He was the pro. He approached it like a baseball player. Acting is a contact sport to him.” SportsActingHellTeacherPlayerBaseballBaseball PlayerBest Teacher Author:Tim Matheson
“I used to take acting so seriously, but after we did the Quest pilot and the show sold, Kurt Russel said, "You know, you work too hard. You'll make yourself sick. You can't work that hard doing a series, because it goes on so long. It's like a baseball season. You've got 162 games. You can't just go all-out the first week or two. You can't maintain that pace." And it's true.” LongActingWeekBaseballSick Author:Tim Matheson
“I love baseball games. I got to go to World Series last year. I watch almost every Cubs game. If I can't watch, I get the updates on my phone. I don't like to go to parties that much. I don't like a lot of people around me, but not in like a weird anxiety way. I just don't like to have to talk to a lot of people.” PeopleWorldPartyAnxietyBaseball Author:Elisabeth Moss
“As a father, you find yourself telling this to your kids a lot. My son, when he didn't want to play baseball, I was like, "Buddy, try it. Try playing baseball and if you don't like it, that's fine. But I want you to try it. I want you to try as hard as you can at it. And then we'll talk about it." You kind of have to give yourself the same pep talk. As a 43-year-old, you're like, "You know what? Just, try it. Try as hard as you can, give it everything you got and then accept the results."” GivingTryingKindKidsFatherAcceptingSonLike YouBaseballFinding YourselfMy SonI Want YouBuddyPepPep Talk Author:Nick Lachey
“One theme that fascinates me is cognitive enhancement. It seems only a matter of time until we live in a world where steroids for the brain are readily available to all. And once we come to grips with that reality, I suspect the debate over the ethics will be much more heated than the debate over steroids in baseball or any other sport, where the use is limited to a select group of freakish athletes.” WorldRealitySportsBrainEthicsBaseballAthleteDebateSelectSteroid Author:Ben Casnocha
“Doing voiceover, they bring you in, you're wearing jeans, you haven't shaved, you're wearing a baseball cap, and you go in, do it, make a lot of money and go home. It's fun. I enjoy doing it very much. So that's been really fun for me.” HomeFunEnjoyBaseball Author:Chazz Palminteri
“I think it's important to do things you enjoy off the field because, if you just focus on baseball, you can go crazy. It's such a tough game with a lot of failure, so for me to do things like this, it's fun. When you're playing, especially in Chicago, you're in front of the camera a lot anyway. I'm slowly getting used to it.” ThinkingImportantFunEnjoyFocusCrazyToughBaseball Author:Kris Bryant
“Religion is not the biggest part of my life. I'm always playing baseball. But it's certainly a part of it, and having a faith in something. I've always worn a cross, and it's been a part of my game. It's always there with me.” Baseball Author:Kris Bryant
“I can push through a lot of things, whether that's failure or success. I don't know how to explain it. I've learned how to overcome things that get thrown at you. In baseball, nothing's for certain, just like life. You have to roll with the punches. If you get knocked down, you need to stand up.” BaseballOvercoming Author:George Springer
“Because I was a chemistry student and was never supposed to be a musician, I always felt like I was an outsider looking at music going "Why is this interesting to me? Why should I be doing this?" and I never felt like I was a natural musician. It came into my life, kind of, as a conceptual problem and I think all my pieces are, in a way, looking at some issue and sometimes veering toward an inside baseball model of classical music.” ThinkingKindSometimesProblemNaturalInterestingStudentsMusicianBaseballChemistryOutsidersClassical Music Author:David Lang
“When you're mad at someone, it's probably best not to break his arm with a baseball bat.” BreakArmsBaseballMadBatsMad At Someone Author:Evel Knievel
“I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.” TryingSportsPlayerMissingBecomingBaseballBallsAthleteImprovementMotivational SportsHittingStoppingInspirational SportsPitcherPitchingBaseball PlayerFamous BaseballBaseball GamesAthlete MotivationalFunny BaseballSandyGreat BaseballShort Inspirational SportsBall GamesInspirational BaseballMotivational BaseballBaseball HittingMlbBaseball PitchingBall PlayersBaseball PitcherGood Baseball Author:Sandy Koufax
“Pitching is the art of instilling fear.” ArtSportsBaseballPitcherPitchingFamous BaseballSandyBaseball PitchingBaseball Pitcher Author:Sandy Koufax
“When I was growing up, there weren't any Little Leagues in the city. Parents worked all the time. They didn't have time to take their kids out to play baseball and football.” LittlesPlayKidsSportsParentCitiesGrowing UpGrowingFootballBaseballLeagueLittle League Author:Mike Krzyzewski
“In 2002, in this country, there was an observation that for the first time in America, more kids were actively pursuing skateboarding than baseball.” FirstsCountryKidsAmericaFirst TimeBaseballObservationSkateboarding Author:Stephen Baldwin
“There are three types of baseball players: Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen and those who wonder what happens.” InspirationalHappensMotivationalSuccessThreeWonderWatchesPlayerTypeBaseballCoachingMotivational SportsInspirational SportsMake It HappenAthleticsBaseball PlayerMotivational Inspirational SportsInspirational BaseballLittle LeagueMotivational BaseballBaseball CoachAmerican BaseballLittle League BaseballSports LeadershipBaseball ManagersSports Stars Author:Tommy Lasorda
“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.” MenInspirationalMotivationalScienceLyingWinningSportsDifferencesImpossibleDeterminationBaseballAthleteDeterminedCoachesMaking A DifferenceMotivational SportsDedicatedInspirational SportsAthleticFamous InspirationalMotivational Inspirational SportsDetermination And SuccessWill And DeterminationDetermination MotivationalGreat SportsAthlete MotivationalBest SportsShort SportsDetermination PerseveranceShort Inspirational SportsGreatest SportsPerseverance And DeterminationShort Motivational SportsBest AthleteInspirational PerseveranceDetermination And PersistenceAwesome SportsInspirational AthleteInspirational BaseballGreat PerseveranceGreat DeterminationInspirational DeterminationGreat Motivational SportsMotivational BaseballPossible And ImpossibleAthletic MotivationalInspiring AthleteAthletic InspirationalMotivation And DeterminationAchieving The ImpossibleDedication And PerseveranceGreatest BaseballLife DeterminationSports TrainingDrive And DeterminationYoung AthletesSports SpiritYouth SportsMotivate AthletesCourage And PerseverancePerseverance SportsDedication And DeterminationSportsman SpiritDetermination By Famous People Author:Tommy Lasorda
“Pressure is a word that is misused in our vocabulary. When you start thinking of pressure, it's because you've started to think of failure.” ThinkingInspirationalHappinessBasketballBaseballPressureVocabularyMisuseMisusedMisused Words Author:Tommy Lasorda
“Baseball is like driving, it's the one who gets home safely that counts.” HomeSportsBaseballDrivingInspirational BaseballDrive Safely Author:Tommy Lasorda