Bob Feller Quotes

Everybody wants to defeat the defending champs.

Everybody says we hated the Yankees. We didn't hate the Yankees. We just hated the way they beat us.

You don't face Nolan Ryan without your rest. He's the only guy I go against that makes me go to bed before midnight.

A pitcher has to look at the hitter as his mortal enemy.

A pitcher will never be a big winner until he hates hitters.

I'm playing in the World Series. Can't get any better than this.

Sparky Lyle threw me a slider, and it wound up in the seats. We won, and it was a memorable moment.

You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.

But since we've been fighting for first or second place, it's grabbed the media's attention. I enjoy racing them. They are a good team and when you beat them it's something to be proud of.

I don't just think regular season. I think playoffs. World Series. That's how I think.

My idea of heaven is a pennant winner.

It takes 20 victories for people to recognize you as a great pitcher.

My eventual goal is to win a championship. And before I retire, I just want to win a championship. That's it.

Any of the the 30 ball clubs have a chance at success, and the fans know that. It keeps everything exciting.

I won at every level - all the way since I started playing the game of basketball at nine. I've won at every level, won championships at every level. And, you know, it won't be fulfilled until I win at the highest level.

Why do the Yankees always win? The other team can't stop looking at the pinstripes.

Baseball is a team game.

My goals for next year are to win a national title first and foremost.

We have to win that game. But we have to win every game, that's the way it's always been.

And if I have my choice between a pennant and a triple crown, I'll take the pennant every time.

I had never seen a perfect game or no-hitter thrown.

I've been in eleven no-hitters you know.

You play to win, to get that World Series ring, All-Star games and whatever comes with it.

I want to win a major, and hopefully I can win the four majors in one year.

What's going to make me happy is going on the court and holding up trophies, singles and doubles.