Mike Barnicle Quotes

The best thing about baseball is there's no homework.

I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.

Man, at the end of the day, it's just a game. And the way I look at it, when I have fun, that's when I play my best basketball.

Just keep having fun. It's basketball. So that's what I'm going to keep doing.

There's no pressure on me, really. I just want to play football.

I just go out there and play basketball. I play basketball the way I'd play if I was at the park. There's no motives with me. I'm all for the team, and that's how I play.

Of course in a game you have to be serious, but still you have to have fun.

A game of soccer induces more than enjoyment, more than entertainment.

I do play tennis, but I don't really like competition. I'm supposed to be so intense, but I hate competition.

There's nothing like playing. You can coach and you can be around the game, but there is nothing like playing. It's just so much fun.

When I'm out there on the field, I'm in a whole different world, you know? It's like, I'm just having so much fun.

You're playing a game, whether it's Little League or Game 7 of the Word Series. It's impossible to do well unless you're having a good time. People talk about pressure. Yeah, there's pressure. But I just look at it as fun.

For me, football is just a game, not a drama.

Individual statistics, plate time and everything tend to come, but the most enjoyment I get out of baseball is actually winning.

Just think about the game. Think about playing great, having a great time. Helping my team win.

Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.

The best thing about football is that the rules are so simple. Anyone can play anywhere.

I mean the game is just, everybody talks about baseball but I really think football probably has a little bit more American feeling than anything.

I still get a great buzz from rugby.

Football is violence and cold weather and sex and college rye.

I don't really like politics that much. And I like the order and simplicity of sports. They have an ending. You can argue with your friends about it, but in the end you still like sports. I almost love the fantasy world of sports more than the real world.

There ain't much to being a ballplayer, if you're a ballplayer.

I like the order and simplicity of sports. They have an ending. You can argue with your friends about it, but in the end, you still like sports. I almost love the fantasy world of sports more than the real world.

I dig all kinds of competition.

It doesn't matter what the scoreboard says. I'm always having fun, talking to other guys. They even come to first base and ask me about hitting. I try to help them out as much as I can in the 30 seconds before the pitcher throws the next pitch. That's me. I don't think I will ever change that.