When I was a small boy growing up in Kansas, a friend of mine and I went fishing and as we sat there in the warmth of a summer afternoon on a riverbank we talked about what we wanted to do when we grew up. I told him that I wanted to be a real major-league baseball player, a genuine professional like Honus Wagner. My friend said that he'd like to be President of the United States. Neither of us got our wish.
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Sweat plus sacrifice equals success.
Sweat plus sacrifice equals success.
You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat.
You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat.
Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.
Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.
Two hundred million Americans, and there ain't two good catchers among 'em.
Two hundred million Americans, and there ain't two good catchers among 'em.
Slump? I ain't in no slump... I just ain't hitting.
Slump? I ain't in no slump... I just ain't hitting.
Baseball is a lot like life. The line drives are caught, the squibbles go for base hits. It's an unfair read more
Baseball is a lot like life. The line drives are caught, the squibbles go for base hits. It's an unfair game.
Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many players read more
Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many players on the field?
All the fat guys watch me and say to their wives, 'See, there's a fat guy doing okay. Bring me read more
All the fat guys watch me and say to their wives, 'See, there's a fat guy doing okay. Bring me another beer.'
Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken.
Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken.
