#baseball

Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good as someone else but to be better than someone else. This is the nature of man and the name of the game. ↗

— Ted Williams

#baseball #better #boy #chance #else

I knew at a young age, whether I was playing baseball or hockey or lacrosse, that my teammates were counting on me, whether it be to strike the last batter out in a baseball game or score a big goal in a hockey game. ↗

— Wayne Gretzky

#ball game #baseball #baseball game #batter #big

I have to play baseball to make me happy. I have to be an athlete. But when it's all said and done, I'll be a normal father. A normal-type house man. ↗

— Rickey Henderson

#baseball #done #father #happy #house

I haven't had the time to say, 'I'm retiring.' But baseball says, 'You're retired.' ↗

— Rickey Henderson

#had #haven #i #retired #retiring

If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game. ↗

— Rickey Henderson

#ball game #baseball #baseball game #dirty #done

My dream was to play football for the Oakland Raiders. But my mother thought I would get hurt playing football, so she chose baseball for me. I guess moms do know best. ↗

— Rickey Henderson

#best #chose #dream #football #get

Right now I like baseball, hockey and tennis players. And horseback riders. ↗

— Martina Hingis

#hockey #horseback #i #like #now

Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical. ↗

— Yogi Berra

#half #mental #ninety #other #percent

Baseball is 90 percent mental and the other half is physical. ↗

— Yogi Berra

#half #mental #other #percent #physical

The baseball held was my fantasy of what life offered. ↗