Athlete

Thou shalt not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, indeed thou shall steal and thou must.

If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit.

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

Nasib merupakan sisa dari rancangan.

The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the black race.

Baseball people, and that includes myself, are slow to change and accept new ideas. I remember that it took years to persuade them to put numbers on uniforms.

I don't care if I was a ditch-digger at a dollar a day, I'd want to do my job better than the fellow next to me. I'd want to be the best at whatever I do.

It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind.

Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game.

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to go places - uprightness and strength and courage and civil respect and anything that affects the probabilities of failure on the part of those that are closest to me, that concerns me - I find fault.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Prasangka etnis tidak memiliki tempat dalam olahraga, dan bisbol harus mengakui kebenaran itu jika ingin mempertahankan status sebagai pertandingan nasional.

Cobb lived off the field as though he wished to live forever. He lived on the field as though it was his last day.

The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Sebuah permainan pesona besar dalam penerapan pengukuran matematis dengan waktu gerakan manusia, ketepatan dan penyesuaian kemampuan fisik untuk kesempatan berbahaya. Kecepatan kaki, ketangkasan tubuh, keanggunan ayunan, kesulitan meluncur - inilah fitur yang membuat orang Amerika di mana-mana melupakan suku kata terakhir dari nama belakang pria atau pigmentasi kulitnya.

A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance.

Luck is the residue of design.

Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team player second, within the rules and spirit of the game.