Top 54 Baseball Quotes

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Baseball is America’s sport. With that in mind, check out the top 54 baseball quotes to inspire you.

#54 – 50. Baseball Quotes

54. One of the beautiful things about baseball is the history. – James Anthony Abbott

53. I’m ugly. So what? I’ve never seen anyone hit with his face. – Yogi Berra

52. I’d be willing to bet you, if I was a betting man, that I have never bet on baseball. – Pete Rose

51. Slump? I’m not in a slump. I’m just not hitting. – Yogi Berra

50. You may not think you’re going to make it. You may want to quit. But if you keep your eye on the ball, you can accomplish anything. – Hank Aaron.

#49 – 40. Baseball Quotes

49. A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. – Robert Earl Wilson

48. The game had done much for me, and I had done much for it. – Jackie Robinson.

47. Think?! How are you supposed to think and hit at the same time? – Yogi Berra

46. If the people don’t wanna come out to the ballpark, nobody’s gonna stop ’em. – Yogi Berra

45. I want people to expect more from me because I expect more. If you don’t set goals high, you’re not trying. – Todd Helton.

44. Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.  – Yogi Berra

43. Playing baseball for a living is like having a license to steal. – Pete Rose

42. Fans don’t boo nobodies. – Mr. October, Reggie Jackson

41. 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. – Bullet Bob Feller

40. If my uniform doesn’t get dirty, I haven’t done anything in the baseball game. – Rickey Henderson

#39 – 30. Baseball Quotes

39. Remember these two things: play hard and have fun. – Tony Gwynn

38. This is like Deja vu all over again. – Yogi Berra

37. I never had a job. I just always played baseball. – Satchel Paige

36. Never allow the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game. – Babe Ruth

35. For all its gentility, its almost leisurely pace, baseball is violence under wraps. – Willie Mays

34. Baseball ain’t like football. You can’t make up no trick plays. – Yogi Berra

33. In playing ball, and in life, a person occasionally gets the opportunity to do something great. When that time comes, only two things matter: being prepared to seize the moment and having the courage to take your best swing. – Hank Aaron.

32. Never allow the circumstances of your life to become an excuse. People will allow you to do it. But I believe we have a personal obligation to make the most of the abilities we have. – Jim Abbott.

31. Well, it took me 17 years to get 3,000 hits in baseball, and I did it in one afternoon on the golf course. – Hank Aaron

30. People ask me what I do in the winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. – Rogers Hornsby

#29 – 20. Baseball Quotes

29. If my uniform doesn’t get dirty, I haven’t done anything in the baseball game. – Rickey Henderson

28. Fans don’t boo nobodies. – Mr. October, Reggie Jackson

27. I’m a guy who just wanted to see his name in the lineup everyday. To me, baseball was a passion to the point of obsession. – Brooks Robinson

26. To succeed in baseball, as in life, you must make adjustments. – Ken Griffey Jr.

25. I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That’s when you’ve got to be serious. – Hank Aaron

24. It’s fun; baseball is fun. – Yogi Berra

23. It’s unbelievable how much you don’t know about the game you’ve been playing your whole life. – Mickey Mantle

22. When you start the game, they don’t say Work ball! They say, Play ball! – Willie Stargell.

21. If you’re not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he’ll be ready to take your job. – Brooks Robinson

20. The way to make coaches think you’re in shape in the spring is to get a tan. – Whitey Ford

#19 – 10. Baseball Quotes

19. Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. – Babe Ruth

18. Nothing’s ever been as fun as baseball. – Mickey Mantle

17. When you start the game, they don’t say ‘Work Ball!’ They say, ‘Play ball! – Willie Stargell

16. The game of baseball isn’t over until it’s over. – Yogi Berra

15. Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical. – Yogi Berra

14. They give you a round bat, and they throw you a round ball, and then they tell you to hit it square. – Willie Stargell

13. A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives. – Jackie Robinson

12. 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. – Bullet Bob Feller

11. I never blame myself when I’m not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats. – Yogi Berra

10. I could have played baseball another year, but I would have been playing for the money, and baseball deserves better than that. – George Brett

#9 – 1. Baseball Quotes

9. Nobody wanted me. Scouts told me to go to school, to forget baseball. Coaches said, ‘You’re never going to make it.’ I appreciated their honesty because I think when someone tells you something you may not like, you have to use that as fuel for motivation. – Mike Piazza

8. Baseball was 100% of my life. – Ty Cobb

7. Baseball was, is, and always will be the best game in the world to me. – Babe Ruth

6. You can’t be afraid to make errors! You can’t be afraid to be naked before the crowd, because no one can ever master the game of baseball, or conquer it. – Lou Brock.

5. Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets. – Yogi Berra

4. That’s the beautiful thing about baseball. You can be any size and be successful. – Andrew Benintendi.

3. Pitching is the art of instilling fear. – Sandy Koufax

2. People ask me what I do in the winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. – Rogers Hornsby

1. Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer. – Ted Williams

Ideas for the top 54 baseball quotes come from the following sources.^[1]JustBats – Best Baseball Quote From Players, Movies, & More^[2]baseballbible – The Most Inspirational Baseball Quote Of All Time^[3]thecoolist – 75 Motivational Baseball Quote to Keep Your Eye on the Ball