I don’t like losing. But I don’t think I ever go to the park where I have a bad day. I don’t think once.
BOB UECKERAny teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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 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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I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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Hey, I think it’s easy for guys to hit .300 and stay in the big leagues. Hit .200 and try to stick around as long as I did; I think it’s a much greater accomplishment. That’s hard.
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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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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Career highlights? I had two – I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.
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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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Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate.
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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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I had been playing for a while, and I asked Louisville Slugger to send me a dozen flame treated bats. But when I got it, I realized they had sent me a box of ashes.
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I used to soak my mitts in a bucket of water for about two days. Then I’d put a couple of baseballs in the pocket and wrap it up with a rubber band.
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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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In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
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