Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.

Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.

Baseball is almost the only place in life where a sacrifice is really appreciated.

Baseball is almost the only place in life where a sacrifice is really appreciated.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player.

Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player.

Baseball is the only sport I know that when you are on offense the other team controls the ball.

Baseball is the only sport I know that when you are on offense the other team controls the ball.

Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.

Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.

If it weren't for baseball, many kids wouldn't know what a millionaire looked like.

If it weren't for baseball, many kids wouldn't know what a millionaire looked like.

In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics read more

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.

It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the read more

It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.