Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the way I did, I think that was a much greater feat.
BOB UECKERHow do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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I always tried to stay around .190, with three or four RBI. And I tried to get them all in September. That way I always had something to talk about during the winter.
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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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I think I set a terrific example of ‘Don’t do this’ and ‘Don’t do that.’ And that’s one of the things that I’m most proud of.
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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 knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
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I hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel’s suitcase.
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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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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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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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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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Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
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The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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I didn’t get a lot of awards as a player. But they did have a Bob Uecker Day Off for me once in Philly.
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