Baseballisms

“They say I was born too soon. I say the doors were opened too late.”

- James “Cool Papa” Bell

“Most pitchers fear losing their fastball and, since I don’t have one, the only thing I have to fear is fear itself.”

- Dan Quisenberry

“Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday’s success or put its failures behind and start over again. That’s the way life is, with a new game every day, and that’s the way baseball is.”

- Bob Feller

“I didn’t come to New York to be a star. I brought my own star with me”

- Reggie Jackson

“Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?” - Jim Bouton