#ball

Well, the odds must be against anybody being able to fly around the world in a balloon on the first attempt. All of us who are attempting to go around the world in balloons are effectively flying in experimental craft because these craft cannot be tested. ↗

— Richard Branson

#against #anybody #around #attempt #attempting

I grew up in Texas, obviously a huge football state. ↗

— Drew Brees

#grew #huge #i #obviously #state

After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else. ↗

— Bob Uecker

#anything #baseball #else #getting #going

Baseball hasn't forgotten me. I go to a lot of old-timers games and I haven't lost a thing. I sit in the bullpen and let people throw things at me. Just like old times. ↗

— Bob Uecker

#bullpen #forgotten #games #go #hasn

Every time I sit with our general manager at a baseball game, and there's number-cruncher and statistician guy - I'm sitting around - they start talking about stuff, and I say, 'What's that? I've never heard of that one before.' ↗

— George Brett

#around #ball game #baseball #baseball game #before

I could have played another year, but I would have been playing for the money, and baseball deserves better than that. ↗

— George Brett

#baseball #been #better #could #deserves

I've only read two books in my life: Baseball Sparkplug and Love Story. ↗

— George Brett

#books #i #life #love #love story

Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball, I think I set a terrific example of 'Don't do this' and 'Don't do that.' And that's one of the things that I'm most proud of. ↗

— Bob Uecker

#baseball #boy #capable #example #had

Not bragging by any means, but I could have done a lot of other stuff as far as working in films go and working in television... I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do. ↗

— Bob Uecker

#as far as #baseball #bragging #chances #could

You know, ballet might be too formal of a title for the type of dance I do, but I love to dance. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

#dance #formal #i #i do #i love