The only thing Abner Doubleday ever started was the Civil War.
BRANCH RICKEYMan may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself but for me, the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of the hit-and-run.
More Branch Rickey Quotes
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I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to go places – uprightness and strength and courage and civil respect and anything that affects the probabilities of failure on the part of those that are closest to me, that concerns me – I find fault.
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The world’s not so simple anymore, I guess it never was. We ignored it, now we can’t.
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We win if the world is convinced of two things, that you are a fine gentleman, and a great baseball player.
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If things don’t come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit.
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I don’t care if I was a ditch-digger at a dollar a day, I’d want to do my job better than the fellow next to me. I’d want to be the best at whatever I do.
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First of all, a man, whether seeking achievement on the athletic field or in business, must want to win. He must feel that the thing he is doing is worthwhile; so worthwhile that he is willing to pay the price of success to attain distinction.
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Problems are the price you pay for progress.
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Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.
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A full mind is an empty bat.
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Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself but for me, the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of the hit-and-run.
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He (Leo Durocher) had the ability of taking a bad situation and making it immediately worse.
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Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.
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Don’t look at the hole in the doughnut. Look at the whole doughnut.
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Baseball is a game of inches.
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Good luck is what is left over after intelligence and effort have combined at their best. Luck is the residue of design.
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