Rogers Hornsby Quotes & Sayings

#1. Any ballplayer that don't sign autographs for little kids ain't an American. He's a communist.

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#2. I've cheated, or someone on my team has cheated, in almost every single game I've been in.

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#3. When I was in the batter's box, I felt sorry for the pitcher.

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#4. I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.

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#5. To be a good hitter you've got to do one thing - get a good ball to hit.

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#6. The first rule of baseball is to get a good ball to hit.

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#7. Now the advantage is all with the hitters.

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#8. A great hitter isn't born, he's made. He's made out of practice, fault correction, and confidence.

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#9. People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.

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#10. The home run became glorified with Babe Ruth. Starting with him, batters have been thinking in terms of how far they could hit the ball, not how often.

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#11. The big trouble is not really who isn't in the Hall of Fame, but who is. It was established for a select few.

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#12. Players who stand flat footed and swing with their arms are golfers, not hitters.

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#13. I'd rather him (Grover Alexander) pitch a crucial game for me drunk, then anyone I've ever known sober. He was that good.

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#14. I've always played hard. If that's rough and tough, I can't help it. I don't believe there's any such thing as a good loser. I wouldn't sit down and play a game of cards with you right now withing wanting to win. If I hadn't felt that way I wouldn't have got very far in baseball.

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#15. I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher.

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