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 UECKERI 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.
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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Baseball hasn’t forgotten me. I go to a lot of old-timers games and I haven’t lost a thing. I sit in the bullpen and let people throw things at me. Just like old times.
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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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Not 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…
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You know, I was once named Minor League Player of the Year… unfortunately, I had been in the majors for two years at the time.
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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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 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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Let’s face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the pay they get for it, you see an imbalance that can only be explained by their need to stay close to a game they can’t resist.
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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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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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