"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game."

Barzun, Jacques on Baseball
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"You can't think and hit the ball at the same time."

Berra, Yogi on Baseball
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"If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's going to stop them."

Berra, Yogi on Baseball
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"Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half if physical"

Berra, Yogi on Baseball
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"Ninety percent of this game is half mental."

Berra, Yogi on Baseball
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"If the fans don't come out to the ball park, you can't stop them ."

Berra, Yogi on Baseball
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"Back then, if you had a sore arm, the only people concerned were you and your wife. Now it's you, your wife, your agent, your investment counselor, your stockbroker, and your publisher."

Bouton, Jim on Baseball
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"A ball player has got to be kept hungry be become a big leaguer. That is why no boy from a rich family ever made the big leagues."

Dimaggio, Joe on Baseball
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"Baseball is like church. Many attend few understand."

Durocher, Leo on Baseball
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"You don't save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow, it may rain."

Durocher, Leo on Baseball
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"Give me some scratching, diving, hungry ballplayers who come to kill you."

Durocher, Leo on Baseball
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"Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out."

Garagiola, Joe on Baseball
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"Catching a fly ball is a pleasure, but knowing what to do with it is a business."

Henrich, Tommy on Baseball
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"Hit em where they ain't."

Keeler, Willie on Baseball
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"Being an umpire is like being a king. It prepares you for nothing."

Luciano, Ron on Baseball
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"Most people miss the great part mental outlook plays in this game."

Martin, Billy on Baseball
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"A team of giants needs giant pitchers who throw good ideas but every pitcher needs an outstanding catcher. Without giant catchers, the ideas of the giant pitchers may eventually disappear."

Pree, Max De on Baseball
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"A full mind is an empty bat."

Rickey, Branch on Baseball
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"See the ball; hit the ball."

Rose, Pete on Baseball
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"Trying to get a fast ball past Hank Aaron is like trying to get the sun past a rooster."

Simmons, Curt on Baseball
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"Cardinal rule for all hitters with two strikes on them: Never trust the umpire."

Smith, Robert on Baseball
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"Going to bed with a woman never hurt a ball player. It's staying up all night looking for them that does you in."

Stengel, Casey on Baseball
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"Managing is getting paid for home runs someone else hits."

Stengel, Casey on Baseball
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"A baseball fan is a spectator sitting 500 feet from home plate Who can see better than an umpire standing five feet away."

Unknown, Source on Baseball
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"In the great department store of life, baseball is the toy department."

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