Athlete Quotes

Tall men come down to my height when I hit 'em in the body.

A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.

We have a lot of property and we take care of it mostly ourselves, so that's what I spend a lot of time doing, which I love because I'm outside.

I've never felt that I was less of an athlete or not accomplished athletically because I didn't win an Olympic medal. It's definitely something I would have liked to have added to my resume, but at the same time I think I can look back at my athletic career and feel that I was one of the best.

I've always got such high expectations for myself. I'm aware of them, but I can't relax them.

I can't complain about my life. I have a really nice life. I have a great family and I live in a gorgeous part of the country.

I can jog, but I can't run. That's hard for me. I like the fact that I can jog for fitness, but to me there's a huge difference between jogging and running.

The good Lord was good to me. He gave me a strong body, a good right arm, and a weak mind.

Son, what kind of pitch would you like to miss.

Practice, work hard, and give it everything you have.

Mr. Rickey, I'll put more people in the park than anybody since Babe Ruth.

I won twenty-eight games in thirty-five and I couldn't believe my eyes when the Cards sent me a contract with a cut in salary. Mr Rickey said I deserved a cut because I didn't win thirty games.

I was blessed with a strong arm and a weak mind.

I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got to know, I keep in my head.

I can't tell you why there's a delay, but stick your head out of the window and you'll know why.

I ain't what I used to be, but who the hell is?

Anybody who's ever had the privilege of seeing me play knows that I am the greatest pitcher in the world.

All ballplayers want to wind up their careers with the Cubs, Giants or Yankees. They just can't help it.

Let the teachers teach English and I will teach baseball. There is a lot of people in the United States who say isn't, and they ain't eating.

The doctors x-rayed my head and found nothing.

It ain't bragging if you can do it.

We went to Denmark twice and Germany and also to the Canary Isles one year. I remember once when we were playing Dresden in Germany.

WE used to tour quite a lot during the summer with Everton in my day.

The previous year it had taken England all their time to beat the full German team in an international and I had taken with me the programme from that match.

One of the reasons I loved playing quarterback was that I got to call the plays. The cancer put me in a position where I really wasn't in control anymore.

My PSA was normal but the DRE indicated there may be a problem.

Granted, prostate exams aren't the most enjoyable things in the world, but they only last about 10 seconds. It's well worth it. Just think of the possible consequences if you don't get it done.

'Early stages' is when the cancer is completely contained within the prostate. If it is detected when the cancer is entirely in the gland, the chance for full recovery is at its highest.

If you're unable to catch it in time, the cancer can spread to the lymph nodes and at that point, the cancer is essentially incurable, but that doesn't mean your condition can't be improved.

I want all the kids to do what I do, to look up to me. I want all the kids to copulate me.