Mario Cuomo Quotes

I was born to play baseball.

There ain't much to being a ballplayer, if you're a ballplayer.

I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.

Baseball is not a grind for me.

Play good basketball and you are going to get guys' best games.

Football was easy because I knew what I was doing, and it was in my control.

The easy part, for me, is always playing my football.

I was not a very good football player when I started out.

If you can do that - if you run, hit, run the bases, hit with power, field, throw and do all other things that are part of the game - then you're a good ballplayer.

One of the things I've learned is that baseball is something that happens over time.

They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it.

It was all I lived for, to play baseball.

The only thing I can do is play baseball. I have to play ball. It's the only thing I know.

I don't think I would have made it as a cricketer.

I just loved to play. I liked to study the other ballplayers. I could talk about it for ages, because I played professional ball for 20 years, and I was still learning when I quit.

Baseball is one of the most beautiful games. It is. It is a very Zen-like game.

My father was a really good athlete, so his pop-ups really were sky high. Eventually I learned how to judge them properly and catch them well. It was great training for when I started to play on teams, which I did all through school.

My philosophy about the game, for instance, is that you have players out there who really do different things.

Again, like I said, I went out to play the game of baseball because I love to play it. I did it right. I did it the right way. I worked hard doing it.

I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw.

The team with the best players wins.

If you are enjoying your football, you see it on the pitch.

I played with some outstanding players.

I want to show that I'm a good player.

When you play well you usually win.