Umpiring Quotes

I think a lot when I'm on my own - and much of it is about cricket.

Cricket is my first love.

I'm grown up enough to realise how to play cricket. I love the game.

Umpiring is a tough job. Don't get me wrong - I wouldn't want to be an umpire. You've got a split second to make a decision.

We've got to decide, how much replay do we want? Because if you start doing it from the first inning to the ninth inning, you may have to time the game with a calendar.

When I was a teenager, I was an umpire for a competitive league for 8- to 9-year-olds. I was really bad at it because I didn't know all the rules, and all these kids were better athletes than me. I made a bad call, and this dad snapped on me. Then he dumped his trash from his cooler, and I had to kick him out of the stands.

I played softball for three years.

Whenever you have a tight situation and there's a close pitch, the umpire gets a squawk no matter how he calls it.

To me, cricket is a simple game. Keep it simple and just go out and play.

There was something special about watching a manager and umpire both convinced they were totally right, but knowing that one had to be wrong. As an ump, those moments made my job fun, and getting 'nose-to-nose' was part of my job description.

I just umpire. That's what I've done. That's all I can do. I'm one of the fortunate ones on God's earth. I found what God meant for me to do. People ask if I like working home plate best. I just want to be between the white lines. That's where I belong, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

I umpired for 25 years and can honestly say I never called one wrong in my heart.

I must admit, I was born to officiate; I was made to officiate. I miss it. I knew why I was doing it. God made me to umpire.

I think baseball is a very fine game, and you have to enjoy it. You have to go out there and have fun.

When asked what he was fighting for, General Washington, in writing to General Thomas, said the object was 'neither glory nor extent of territory, but a defense of all that is dear and valuable in life.' He must have been an umpire. That's what umpiring is about.

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

I say to you, you want a thrill, volunteer to be an umpire. I'd like you to go just work the bases some day. Just go do that. You're going to love it. Try the slow-pitch stuff. You'll love it. Ask my son - he tried it! He said, 'I've never seen so many idiots in all my life.'

Umpiring, the only job in the world where you can screw up on a daily basis and still have one!

I set out to be the best umpire of my time. But I don't know what it takes to be great.

I just loved officiating, and I hope what I did helped make it better. That's what I tell young umpires: you can have fun. I never spent a day where going out on a baseball field didn't make me feel better.

On Edens Gardens pitch, nobody bowls well.

Error is part of the game. I never, ever second-guessed myself on a call and don't believe good umpires ever should.

Wicketkeeping is a lot like umpiring, as it's a thankless job. People only remember you for your mistakes. You try and do your best everyday, but you won't be at your best every single day.

Before I joined professional baseball, I started umpiring in San Diego, California. I worked 155 games in a five-month season. For three years in a row, I was working tripleheaders on Saturday and doubleheaders on Sunday.

I literally paid my way through the University of Texas with my umpiring.