Graham Taylor Quotes

I know that there are no famous 'Doug Harvey plays.' And I'm proud of that.

So to get to play for the Yankees was really exciting. Really exciting.

The Cubs gave me a chance to play. They signed me as a free agent and brought me to the Major Leagues. The first day I walked into Wrigley Field was one of the best days of my life. And I owe them an awful lot.

I had only played five games in my senior year in high school. I was not large enough. Hell, when I graduated, I was about five foot four and weighed 120 pounds. I didn't go with the Dodgers until spring training of 1940 and I weighed all of 155 pounds soaking wet.

I have no idea what my batting average was in high school, but I know it wasn't below .450, and that's pretty good hitting where I come from.

I never gave up as a player, and I won't give up as someone who wants to go to the Hall of Fame, because it's the ultimate goal for a baseball player or a football player or a basketball player.

I loved the opportunity to play for the Yankees, too.

When I got to the senior national team, there was another Ronaldo, so they started calling me Ronaldinho because I was younger.

I'm proud of everything that I've accomplished since I was a little boy. That was my dream - to be a ballplayer. I didn't dream to win so many Gold Gloves, or Silver Bats or play in All-Star Games or World Series. I was just dreaming to play the game.

The Oakland A's, I loved all my teammates there. I loved all the coaches. They gave me the opportunity to play in the big leagues. And for that, I thank them. I mean it was a dream come true for me.

Dai Greene will be our greatest-ever Welsh athlete.

I remember running at school sports day, and I would win everything, but I wasn't a super athlete or a superstar at high school.

My first time playing running back in a real game, I had eight touchdowns.

I played varsity in high school as a 9th grader. I came off the bench during the first game of the season and had 25 points. Well, I became a starter after that and in the second game I scored 53 points.

I grew up a Dodger and got drafted by the Dodgers.

I'm lucky. I got a chance to play major-league baseball.

I'd be lying if I said I didn't expect to have success on the baseball field and the football field.

In high school, I made the all-city and all-state soccer teams.

All I can say is, I will put my heart and soul into helping the Red Sox win.

There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived

I saw a lot of good hitters but I never saw a better one than Paul Waner. I mean I once threw a side arm spitter right into his belly and he hit it into the upper deck.

Enos Cabell started out here with the Astros, and before that he was with the Orioles.

After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.

How can I play baseball if I'm stupid? If I was stupid I wouldn't have pitched in the World Series. I'd be playing ball in Mexico or Yugoslavia or on Pluto.

Definitely if you're an athlete, you're gonna be having all the baseball fame you can have. That's the great thing about baseball and sports. You can measure ability.