The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round.

The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round.

One player was lost because he broke his nose. How do you go about getting a nose in condition for read more

One player was lost because he broke his nose. How do you go about getting a nose in condition for football?
(when asked if the abnormal number of Longhorn injuries this season resulted from poor physical conditioning)

Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.

Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.

The greatest efforts in sports came when the mind is as still as a glass lake.

The greatest efforts in sports came when the mind is as still as a glass lake.

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.

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in read more

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.

Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed.

Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed.

He's in the mold of a Tom Watson, in that he'll hit the ball in the trees and undaunted go read more

He's in the mold of a Tom Watson, in that he'll hit the ball in the trees and undaunted go it there, flail it out and make something out of it.

Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered read more

Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.