Rogers Hornsby Quotes

I could've played basketball, but my mind was on baseball. I didn't know what I was in for. In high school it was a matter of talent. No one told you what to do.

Every kid in America dreams of playing in the big leagues and they don't, just because. It's not because they blew out their knee. It's just because they didn't make it.

There are many kids in and out of baseball who think that just because they have some natural talent, they have the world by the tail.

I've dealt with expectations my whole life and have been blessed to be able to play at a high level, whether it's football or baseball.

When I was drafted, I didn't know any better. I didn't think I had to hit for power.

Shogun is the most talented guy I've ever seen.

In baseball, it doesn't matter if you're tall, skinny, fat, whatever. If you really have talent and you really love to play, I feel like you can make it.

Kylian is able to do extraordinary things. Look at his stats. He is efficient.

I played all sports growing up. Baseball was always my favorite, though.

I love my job. If I have a chance to play against some of the top talent in the world or whether it's against guys around the corner, I'm going to play.

Someone once described the pitching of a no-hit game as like catching lighting in a bottle.

I got one that can throw but can't catch, and one that can catch but can't throw, and one who can hit but can't do either.

Put in the superlatives yourselves, I'm running out. It's already been a while now that he has been outstanding. He's more than decisive in every way. That he's capable of doing everything that he does at his age is something impressive, that doesn't make any sense.

Great performers are, by definition, abnormal; they strive throughout their entire careers to separate themselves from the pack.

Mantle had more ability than any player I ever had on that club.

He (Jackie Robinson) was the greatest competitor I've ever seen. I've seen him beat a team with his bat, his ball, his glove, his feet and, in a game in Chicago one time, with his mouth.

The first time I faced him I watched him take that easy windup and then something went past me that made me flinch. The thing just hissed with danger. We couldn't touch him... Every one of us knew we'd met the most powerful arm ever turned loose in a ball park.

If I could run like Mantle I'd hit .400 every year!

The game has never seen a better catcher than YADIER MOLINA.

I'm the one with the wicked curve ball.

Just spend a few more months playing video games. That hand-eye coordination will come in handy when you get to third base.

He (Babe Ruth) hits a ball harder and further than any man I ever saw.

The best compliment I've gotten was being compared to Randy Johnson. We're both hard-throwing.

I can see how he (Sandy Koufax) won twenty-five games. What I don't understand is how he lost five.

What makes him special? He has a mixture of physical talent and technical ability, as well as remarkable intelligence and above all a great passion for the game.