These quotes are by the players themselves. See what these stars had to say. I find this stuff fascinating.
Christy Mathewson
You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat.
Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.
Mickey Mantle
If I knew I was going to live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself.
Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, ‘Sure, every time.’
As far as I’m concerned, Aaron is the best ball player of my era. He is to baseball of the last fifteen years what Joe DiMaggio was before him. He’s never received the credit he’s due.
Joe DiMaggio
I’d like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee.
I’m just a ballplayer with one ambition, and that is to give all I’ve got to help my ball club win. I’ve never played any other way.
There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first or last time, I owe him my best.
Now I’ve had everything except for...