Alan Shepard Quotes

If I could straighten it out (his golf swing), I'd be pitching at Dodger Stadium tonight.

All my life, I've been trying to make a hole-in-one. The closest I've come is a bogey.

Golf made me feel like a loser. So I dismissed it.

When you see grown men near to tears because they've missed hitting a little white ball into a hole from three feet, it makes you laugh.

It was a terrible day for baseball, it was a worse day for Congress.

If you're playing for the Kansas City Royals about all you can do is beat your head against the wall.

The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.

People like scandals.

It's tough to strike out. Believe me. I hate striking out. It's no fun. It's embarrassing. But there really isn't anything I can do. It's just a part of my game.

Baseball was a dream I gathered more splinters than hits.

You know, this game's not very much fun when you're only hitting .247.

I never slept when I lost. I'd see the sun come up without ever having closed my eyes. I'd see those base hits over and over and they would drive me crazy.

One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.

It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.

The NFL, like life, is full of idiots.

Golf is the hardest game in the world. There is no way you can ever get it. Just when you think you do, the game jumps up and puts you in your place.

Even Napoleon had his Watergate.

It's not a bad idea to have gossip and talking points in athletics.

When you don't get hits it's depressing.

On a real course, I'd probably want to throw my club in the water if I hit a duff shot. I'll give golf a miss - it's definitely not my sport.

People love a good scandal. We love a good freakin' scandal and a good soap opera.

Game after game, year after year, you never stop thinking about the balls you get your hands on and don't catch.

I hate when pitchers get me out multiple times. It's probably an ego thing, but I don't like that.

I never pray on a golf course. Actually, the Lord answers my prayers everywhere except on the course.

[Baseball] breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart.