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.
BOB UECKERWhen 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.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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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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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 knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
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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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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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I had a great shoe contract and glove contract with a company who paid me a lot of money never to be seen using their stuff.
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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 set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.
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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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In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
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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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