Do you feel interested in sports? If you are interested, then what about Baseball? Have you ever get excited to play this game? Surely Baseball is one of the most exciting games in the world. In this article, we just concentrated on the Baseball quotes of some greatest players and coaches that inspire us to be better player as well as better humans also.
Baseball is a sport that originated in the United States in the early 19th century .This game is actually played by the Americans due to their deep cultural impact on American society. Now it has become one of the most popular sports worldwide.
One way to appreciate the beauty and wisdom of baseball quotes spoken by those who have played, coached and watched the game throughout the year. These quotes reveal some life lessons connected to sports,also helping us to boost our personal and professional journey.
So,let’s check out the Baseball quotes that will effectively reduce your stress and anxiety,help athletes to stay calm and focused under pressure and improve overall mental health and well-being.
Baseball Quotes by Famous Player
1. “There may be people that have more talent than you, but there is no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.”— Derek Jeter.
2. “Everybody makes mistakes, that’s why they put erasers on pencils.” — Tommy Lasorda.
3. “I see great things in baseball. It’s our game–the American game.”— Walt Whitman.
4. “Slumps are like a soft bed. They’re easy to get into and hard to get out of.”— Johnny Bench.
5. “Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday’s success or put its failures behind and start over again. That’s the way life is, with a new game every day, and that’s the way baseball is.”— Bob Feller.
6. “What you are thinking, what shape your mind is in, is what makes the biggest difference of all.”— Willie Mays.
7. “More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood.”— Thomas Boswell.
8. “Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand.”— Leo Durocher.
9. “This ain’t fun. But you watch me, I’ll get it done.” — Jackie Robinson.
10. “Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.”— Ted Williams.
11. “The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love.”— Bryant Gumbel.
12. “Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.”— Satchel Paige
13. “Baseball is not a sport you can achieve individually.”— Curt Schilling.
14. “Baseball is an art! A drama! A ballet without music! Let us give it a Greek chorus!”— Deborah Wiles.
15. “Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball.”— Jacques Barzun.
16. “Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don’t move.”— Satchel Paige.
17. “Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he’s losing; nobody wants you to quit when you’re ahead.”— Jackie Robinson.
18. “After Jackie Robinson, the most important black in baseball history is Reggie Jackson.”— Reggie Jackson.
19. “There are two theories on hitting the knuckleball. Unfortunately, neither one of them works.”— Charlie Lau.
20. “You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball.”— Cal Ripken Jr.
21. “For most baseball fans, maybe oldest is always best. We love baseball because it seizes and retains the past, like the snowy village inside a glass paperweight.”— Donald Hall.
22. “Playing baseball is not real life. It’s a fantasy world… It’s a dream come true.”— Dale Murphy.
Baseball Quotes by Famous Coach
23. “There are three types of baseball players: those who make it happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happened.” – Tommy Lasorda
24. “Baseball is like driving. It’s the one who gets home safely that counts.” – Tommy Lasorda
25. “Baseball is like church. Many attend, but few understand.” – Leo Ernest Durocher
26. “A baseball manager is a necessary evil.” – George ‘Sparky’ Anderson
27. “Baseball is a man maker.” – Al Spalding
28. “Baseball gives a growing boy self-poise and self-reliance. Baseball is a man maker.”— Albert Goodwill Spalding.
29. “Close doesn’t count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.” – Frank Robinson
30. “Baseball gives a growing boy self-pose and self-reliance.” – Al Spalding
31. “The greatest feeling in the world is to win a major league game. The second greatest feeling is to lose a major league game.” – Chuck Tanner
32. “Never save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain.” – Leo Durocher
33. “The greatest feeling in the world is to win a major league game. The second greatest feeling is to lose a major league game.” -Chuck Tanner
34. “Baseball is like church. Many attend, but few understand.” – Leo Ernest Durocher
35. “Never save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain.” – Leo Durocher
36. “Bad ballplayers make great managers, not the other way around. All I can do is help them be as good as they are.” – Earl Weaver
37. “A baseball manager is a necessary evil.” – George ‘Sparky’ Anderson
38. “I’ve come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen.” – Bob Lemon
Baseball Quotes from Movies
39. “How can you not get romantic about baseball?” – Moneyball
40. “You get out there, and the stands are full and everybody’s cheerin’. It’s like everybody in the world come to see you. And inside of that there’s the players, they’re yakkin’ it up. The pitcher throws and you look for that pill… suddenly there’s nothing else in the ballpark but you and it. Sometimes, when you feel right, there’s a groove there, and the bat just eases into it and meets that ball. When the bat meets that ball and you feel that ball just give, you know it’s going to go a long way. Damn, if you don’t feel like you’re going to live forever.”-Eight Men Out
41. “I’d sell my soul for one long ball hitter.” -Damn Yankees!
42. “God, I love baseball.” -The Natural
43. “You think losing is fun?” -Moneyball
44. “I’d wake up at night with the smell of the ball park in my nose, the cool of the grass on my feet… The thrill of the grass.”-Field of Dreams
45. “You just got lesson number one: don’t think; it can only hurt the ball club.” -Bull Durham
46. “Man, this is baseball, you gotta stop thinking! Just have fun.” -The Sandlot
47. “Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.” -The Pride of the Yankees
48. “I’ve tried ’em all, I really have, and the only church that truly feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the Church of Baseball.” – Bull Durham
49. “If you build it, he will come.” – Field of Dreams
50. “Juuuust a bit outside.” -Major League
51. “All the arguing in the world can’t change the decision of the umpire.” -The Pride of the Yankees
52. “There’s no crying in baseball!” – A League of Their Own
Funny Baseball Quotes
53. “Ninety percent of this game is half mental.” – Yogi Berra.
54. “I never blame myself when I’m not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats.” – Yogi Berra.
55. “When you start the game, they don’t say “Work ball!” They say, “Play ball!”” – Willie Stargell.
56. “I think I throw the ball as hard as anyone. The ball just doesn’t get there as fast.” – Eddie Bane.
57. “A man once told me to walk with the Lord. I’d rather walk with the bases loaded.” – Ken Singleton.
58. “Well, it took me 17 years to get 3,000 hits in baseball, and I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.” – Hank Aaron.
59. “It’s a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.” – Pete Rose.
60. “Beethoven can’t really be great because his picture isn’t on a bubble gum card.” – Charles Schulz.
61. “The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then to pick it up.” – Bob Uecker.
Baseball Quotes on Motivation
62. “You may not think you’re going to make it. You may want to quit. But if you keep your eye on the ball, you can accomplish anything.” – Hank Aaron.
63. “Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical.” – Yogi Berra.
64. “Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday’s success or put its failures behind and start over again. That’s the way life is, with a new game every day, and that’s the way baseball is.” – Bob Feller.
65. “That’s the beautiful thing about baseball. You can be any size and be successful.” – Andrew Benintendi.
66. “You can’t be afraid to make errors! You can’t be afraid to be naked before the crowd, because no one can ever master the game of baseball, or conquer it.” – Lou Brock.
67. “I want people to expect more from me because I expect more. If you don’t set goals high, you’re not trying.” – Todd Helton.
68. “In playing ball, and in life, a person occasionally gets the opportunity to do something great. When that time comes, only two things matter: being prepared to seize the moment and having the courage to take your best swing.” – Hank Aaron.
69. “I was told I would never make it because I’m too short. Well, I’m still too short, but I’ve got 10 All-Star games, two World Series championships, and I’m a very happy and contented guy. It doesn’t matter what your height is; it’s what’s in your heart.” – Kirby Puckett.
70. “Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.” – Bo Jackson.
71. “Load up your mind with pictures capturing your preferred tomorrow. Put the remembrances of the past in a place where they won’t block your view.” – Gary Carter.
72. “You don’t need to have a perfect ending to be happy.” – Prince Fielder.
73. “If you expect greatness, greatness shouldn’t surprise you.” – Justin Verlander.
74. “Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball.” – Jacques Barzun.
75. “Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.” – Yogi Berra.
76. “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” – Jackie Robinson.
77. “Never allow the circumstances of your life to become an excuse. People will allow you to do it. But I believe we have a personal obligation to make the most of the abilities we have.” – Jim Abbott.
78. “Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball.” – Jacques Barzun.
79. “Nobody wanted me. Scouts told me to go to school, to forget baseball. Coaches said, ‘You’re never going to make it.’ I appreciated their honesty because I think when someone tells you something you may not like, you have to use that as fuel for motivation.” – Mike Piazza
Baseball Quotes for Instagram
80. “It’s a sliding into home kinda day”
81. “Let’s play ball”
82. “Summer days and double plays”
83. “I can’t, I have baseball”
84. “Walking into the stadium is one of the best feelings in the world”
85. “In high school I wrote an essay on baseball and my teacher told me I had to rewrite it on a more serious topic. So I wrote an essay about the World Series and my teacher gave up.” – Tucker Elliot
86. “I was taught to hit and steal”
87. “If baseball was easy it would be called golf”
88. “Why are baseball games at night? Bats sleep during the day”
89. “Kinda busy, I’ll be back after baseball season”
90. “A man at a baseball game wondered why the ball kept getting bigger and bigger. Then it hit him”
91. “Refuse to lose”
92. “Where’s home? Take three lefts. Can’t miss it”
93. “Hey batter batter, hey batter batter swing”