Bob Uecker Quotes

It's no secret what's going on in baseball. At least half the players are using steroids.

People don't know this, but I helped the Cardinals win the pennant. I came down with hepatitis. The trainer injected me with it!

Sadly, this problem of steroid use is not isolated to baseball.

With the Giants I broadcast the debut of Hall of Famer Willie Mays.

Making the Hall of Fame, would it be something that's gratifying because of what I've sacrificed? Sure. Baseball has been a big part of our lives. We've sacrificed our bodies. It's the way we made our living.

Everybody in the minor leagues - if you're a player, an announcer, whatever - wants to be in the big leagues.

My high school coach was Ray O'Conner. He has coached a lot of players that have signed professional contracts, and many of those have gone on to play in the major leagues.

If I could do it over, I'd want to come up to the big leagues like Mike Trout. He's exciting and I like watching him.

You have to retire before you can make the Hall of Fame.

The night I got drafted to the A's, obviously it was a great day of my life, but I've been a football player my whole life.

Growing up, you think about playing in the big leagues one day. But to this scale, and winning a World Series in your hometown, I don't think you could have planned that.

Yeah, I think about the Hall of Fame.

It's one thing to make the big leagues, but it's another thing to make it to an all-star game.

I know what a full season is like in the big leagues. It's not going to be a surprise anymore.

After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.

There is an incredible film, 42. It's the incredible story of Jackie Robinson. I have extolled the virtues of this movie to everyone I meet. I've given quotes to everyone I talk to.

If I were fierce, and bald, and short of breath,I'd live with scarlet Majors at the Base,And speed glum heroes up the line of death.

Every Thanksgiving, Barack sits down to call some of our troops and thank them for their service. When he tells me about these conversations, it always reminds me of how blessed we are to live in a country where men and women will stand up to protect our freedoms and preserve our way of life. And whenever I've had the chance to meet with these heroes and their families, I've always walked away inspired by their courage and in awe of their strength.

Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.

The greatest single moment Ive ever known in Detroit was Jim Northrups triple in the seventh game of the World Series in St. Louis. It was a stunning moment because not only were the Tigers winning a world championship that meant so much to an entire city, they were beating the best pitcher I ever saw-Bob Gibson.

We must love men more than things, and I admire and weep more for the soldiers than for the churches which were only the recording of an heroic gesture which today is reenacted at every moment.

All the courage and competitiveness of Jackie Robinson affects me to this day. If I patterned my life after anyone it was him, not because he was the first black baseball player in the majors but because he was a hero.

Heroism is the divine relation which, in all times, unites a great man to other men.

Be of good cheer, for you will never want, for the bullet was meant for me, though it hit you.