I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
BOB UECKERIf a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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I was acting when I was playing baseball.
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I make fun of situations and try and find the humor in things, but it’s never at the expense of the other guy.
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He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud.
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People have asked me a lot of times, because I didn’t hit a lot, how long a dozen bats would last me.
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You throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on the team.
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Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate.
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I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.
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I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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Sure, women sportswriters look when they’re in the clubhouse. Read their stories. How else do you explain a capital letter in the middle of a word?
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I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
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How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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When I came up to bat with three men on and two outs in the ninth, I looked in the other team’s dugout and they were already in street clothes.
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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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The biggest thrill a ballplayer can have is when your son takes after you. That happened when my Bobby was in his championship Little League game.
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