I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
BOB UECKERNot bragging by any means, but I could have done a lot of other stuff as far as working in films go and working in television…
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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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Before broadcasting for 50-some years, I did TV, played 10 years in the big leagues, won a world championship – and played a big part in that, too, letting the Cardinals inject me with hepatitis. Takes a big man to do that.
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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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Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
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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 set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.
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We were on for six years. We were in syndication for a while. It had its run. I still see the people from ‘Mr. Belvedere,’ too. We stay in touch.
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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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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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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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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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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.
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I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn’t have that kinda money to put out.
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I was acting when I was playing baseball.
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