Pittsburgh Pirates Quotes

I'm forever a Pittsburgh Pirates fan. Apparently I've picked the worst baseball team in the world.

I've lived in New York for thirty years now, but I'm a proud Pittsburgher, and home is home. My family's still in Pittsburgh.

I never wanted to be a dancer. It's true! I wanted to be a shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

I name (Honus) Wagner first on my list, not only because he was a great batting champion and base-runner, and also baseball's foremost shortstop, but because Honus (Wagner) could have been first at any other position, with the possible exception of pitcher. In all my career, I never saw such a versatile player.

In 1960 when Pittsburgh beat us in the World Series, we outscored them 55-27. It was the only time I think the better team lost. I was so disappointed I cried on the plane ride home.

I may have got (Paul) Waner out, but I never fooled him.

My major league debut came at old Busch Stadium on Grand Avenue in St. Louis against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

As a kid you were proud to say you were from Pittsburgh.

I was into all of the Pennsylvania teams at some point in my childhood. I would flip back and forth between the Pirates and the Phillies, and I was always a Steelers fan but not much of an Eagles fan. Then I became kind of a band nerd in school, and I went the music route.

There's a man in Mobile who remembers that Honus Wagner hit a triple in Pittsburgh 46 years ago. That's baseball.

I was thinking it would be nice if I woke up and could play like Roberto Clemente.

I am a Pittsburgh girl at heart.

I'm originally from Pittsburgh. So I come from an amazing sports town.

I love Pittsburgh. Most of my family still lives there and I try to get back a couple of times a year.