Baseball Talent Quotes

When there were just eight teams in each of the big leagues, I was always told, 'It's hard to come up, but it's just hard to stay in the big leagues.' That's because there's always somebody. The Cardinals had so many minor league clubs and had so many good ballplayers.

Just about every Latin American country has sent players to the big leagues, from the Dominican Republic to Costa Rica.

Basketball was always my sport. It just took me until my second year of college for me to realize that I was a better baseball player than a basketball player. But basketball was always my number one love. Finally found out I was better at baseball and chose to pursue that route.

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.

Leo Durocher was our manager and he brought Willie up to me and said, 'This is Willie Mays and he's your new roommate.' You could see right away that this young man was a natural. He had those real big hands, great power and speed and would catch everything hit in his direction. He's the best center fielder that ever lived, no question.

Judging ballplayers and turning in reports, giving my opinion of who will get to the big leagues and who will not... I think my baseball judgment was really good.

All pitchers are born pitchers.

I had 12 years under my belt of baseball at the amateur level before I got to the big leagues.

My whole life was spent doing things that people didn't believe were possible, because God blessed me with the ability to throw a baseball.

I had teammates like Chris Davis. Manny Machado was really young and such a good kid. Seeing his development, it's ridiculous. He's going to get bigger. He's going to get stronger. He's going to get even better.

My dad played for a coal-mining team in eastern Ohio; he was a very good pitcher. If he hadn't hurt his arm, he probably would have got a shot somewhere. He hurt his arm one spring, didn't warm up good enough, couldn't throw a fastball anymore. Another coal miner taught him how to throw the knuckleball.

Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit.

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

Altuve is just so good at that. He can decide halfway to the plate where he's going to place the ball. I've never seen that kind of talent before in my life, and I don't know if I'll ever see it again.

Ron Guidry is not very big, maybe 140 pounds, but he has an arm like a lion.

I don't feel I could've played major league baseball.

I was born to hit a baseball. I can hit a baseball.

I found out early in life that I could hit a baseball farther than most players, and that's what I tried to do.

Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don't belong there.

Growing up in Harlem, I had the chance to practice with a Negro League team. At fifteen, I was over six feet tall and a fair athlete, but my skills didn't come close to some of the players I saw.

My father loved baseball and he cultivated my talent. I don't think he ever had any doubt in his mind that I would play professional baseball someday.

Mike Trout is unbelievable. He's one of the best players in baseball right now, if not the best.

The boy's (Hack Wilson) got talent and desire, but he ain't got no neck.

Amazing strength, amazing power - he (Ron Swoboda) can grind the dust out of the bat. He will be great, super even wonderful. Now, if he can only learn to catch a fly ball.

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.