It (a baseball box score) doesn’t tell how big you are, what church you attend, what color you are, or how your father voted in the last election. It just tells what kind of baseball player you were on that particular day.
BRANCH RICKEYThe speed of the legs, the dexterity of the body, the grace of the swing, the elusiveness of the slide – these are the features that make Americans everywhere forget the last syllable of a man’s last name or the pigmentation of his skin.
More Branch Rickey Quotes
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We win if the world is convinced of two things, that you are a fine gentleman, and a great baseball player.
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The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball.
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Don’t worry about your individual numbers. Worry about the team. If the team is successful, each of you will be successful, too.
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Good luck is what is left over after intelligence and effort have combined at their best. Luck is the residue of design.
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The speed of the legs, the dexterity of the body, the grace of the swing, the elusiveness of the slide – these are the features that make Americans everywhere forget the last syllable of a man’s last name or the pigmentation of his skin.
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The only thing Abner Doubleday ever started was the Civil War.
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I cannot face my God much longer knowing that his black creatures are held separate and distinct from his white creatures in the game that has given me all that I can call my own.
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Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself but for me, the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of the hit-and-run.
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Luck is a residue of design.
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First of all, a man, whether seeking achievement on the athletic field or in business, must want to win. He must feel that the thing he is doing is worthwhile; so worthwhile that he is willing to pay the price of success to attain distinction.
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A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance.
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Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.
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Don’t look at the hole in the doughnut. Look at the whole doughnut.
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A full mind is an empty bat.
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Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.
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