Waite Hoyt Quotes

That's how easy baseball was for me. I'm not trying to brag or anything, but I had the knowledge before I became a professional baseball player to do all these things and know what each guy would hit.

I learned a lot in the Minor Leagues, spending six years there. I honed my skills, as far as coaching goes. I was able to work with the players in a lot of facets of the game.

People who write about spring training not being necessary have never tried to throw a baseball.

To be a big league ball player, you have to love the game.

If this validates anything, it's that learning how to bunt and hit and run and turning two is more important than knowing where to find the little red light at the dug out camera.

We cannot learn men from books.

I think sometimes Hall of Famers might get labeled as guys who aren't suited for a coaching job or to be back at the Major League level.

When I was real young I wanted to play baseball. I really loved playing center field, but that was never anything I was really ever that good at. I played up until I was in ninth grade.

John Henry Lloyd is the man I gave the credit to for polishing my skills. He taught me how to play third base and how to protect myself. John taught me more baseball than anyone else.

I played baseball up until my freshman year of high school. That was my main sport. I played third base.

I don't believe there's a baseball job that I couldn't take care of.

As a youngster, I played in Little League, Pony League, and all sorts of amateur baseball programs growing up.

I was a baseball fan myself, I wanted to play baseball.

I had the pleasure, as Robin said, to live a childhood dream as many young Americans and Puerto Rican children live that play youth baseball. And I feel honored and very thankful for that opportunity.

Most pitchers are too smart to manage.

Nothing replaces real-life experience. Of course, I say this as someone who went to law school.

Always wanted to be a Major League player. Loved baseball. Followed it. Loved to play. Plus, I could always hit.

I enjoy talking pitching and talking baseball. And I don't have all the answers. I don't claim to, but I'm more than happy to share my beliefs.

The world is the true classroom. The most rewarding and important type of learning is through experience, seeing something with our own eyes.

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.

I played baseball growing up, second base, and then when I got to high school, it just didn't exist there.

You have to hit the fastball to play in the big leagues.

I grew up as a baseball player, and given my modest size, it was always clear that I would end up playing in the infield.

I was a good athlete, a good baseball player. A great baseball player, I should say.

Wiffle ball was my first experience hitting left-handed.