Cal Hubbard Quotes

There's an excitement to officiating a well-played game. A lot of discretion, a lot of judgment comes into play.

I figure it's okay to make certain rules, whether or not people despise you for it at the time.

I would no more admit the rebels to control these States than I would sail a ship with the mutinous part of a crew, and confine those who were faithful to the captain in the hold or put them in irons.

When someone oversteps the mark, there's a referee.

In every match, there are difficult decisions; sometimes they go in your favour and sometimes against. You need to be able to accept them.

Look, that's why there's rules, understand? So that you think before you break 'em.

When people say - 'Well, do you miss being a judge since you're in Congress,' I go - 'Only when I want people to sit down and shut up.'

It's not wise to violate rules until you know how to observe them.

The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.

Every so often you might have an outburst in the gallery. That's one of the most exciting things that happen because then you can say, 'Unless there's order we will call the Sergeant at Arms.' And that sounds really scary.

If I disliked managing, I liked umpiring even less.

Your job is to umpire for the ball and not the player.

Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off.

The angle from which the line and ball are seen makes a tremendous difference in the call, and the player who is inclined to fret inwardly about decisions should realize this.

The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters.

Professional managers, coaches, and players have a right to question an umpire's decision if they do it in a professional manner. When they become personal, profane, or violent, they have crossed the line and must be dealt with accordingly.

It's good to have a leader, otherwise we argue too much.

When I was 14, I played in a summer league. One night the chief umpire asked me if I would like to try umpiring. There was a Little League tournament coming up and he needed more umpires than he had.

Punishment alone governs all created beings.

If we allow the passions of our men to get full command then indeed will this war become a reproach to the names of liberty and civilization.

To lead or to parent means not being liked sometimes.

There is less fighting in the game than we had years ago. I mean, we penalize it.

Captains need to lead well and play within the laws of the game. There cannot be any compromise on that count.

I think, as a coach, you have to be willing to do what's best for the player. And you say what's best for the player: is it better to give him a game suspension, three-game suspension, no suspension. I think each case may be different in that.

The competitor in me wants to play, but it's not my job to make that decision. That's what the coaches are paid for.