Ten Baseball Quotes to Remember

The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings… as quoted from A. Bartlett Giamatti. We feel that same promise and hope.  Watching minor ball teams fill the spring and the summer with such spirit. Watching, parents, siblings, grandparents, and friends take their place in the stands and line the fences. The strength of sport enhancing our communities and families. 

To celebrate the beginning of baseball, fastball, and slo-pitch we wanted to bring you ten baseball quotes to remember:

“There are only two seasons: winter and baseball.” — Bill Veeck, Jr.

“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination.” — Tommy Lasorda

“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” — Babe Ruth

“During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at-bats a season. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.” — Mickey Mantle

“You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going because you might not get there.” —Yogi Berra

“It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.” — Babe Ruth

“Baseball is not a game that builds character, it is a game that reveals it.” — John Thorn

“A ballplayer spends a good piece of his life gripping a baseball, and in the end, it turns out that it was the other way around all the time.” — Jim Bouton

“If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, Jeopardy, I hate to lose.” — Derek Jeter

“Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.” — Yogi Berra

Let’s Play Ball!