Best Nolan Ryan Quotes

#1. Needless to say, I have more no-hitters than Nolan Ryan.

Ernie Harwell

#2. I guess I'm the only guy old enough to figure him (Nolan Ryan, 1-Hitter Game in 1991) out.

Dave Winfield

#3. You don't face Nolan Ryan without your rest. He's the only guy I go against that makes me go to bed before midnight.

Reggie Jackson

#4. Everybody is so sensitive, you'd think Nolan Ryan was pitching.

Thurman Munson

#5. Nolan Ryan helped me with baseball, and my dad passing away gave me a bigger heart.

Randy Johnson

#6. Big Texas (Nolan Ryan) is here. The reason I like to keep Nolan around is he is a reminder that when we got done with the Sammy Sosa trade, there was still some talent on the Rangers.

George W. Bush

#7. What man in his 40s would not like to look in the mirror and find Nolan Ryan?

Nolan Ryan

#8. And when I retired, trust me, not only did Nolan Ryan, but the entire Ryan family had withdrawals from baseball. And it was tough.

Nolan Ryan

#9. Every hitter likes fastballs, just like everybody likes ice cream. But you don't like it when someone's stuffing it into you by the gallon. That's what it feels like when Nolan Ryan's thrown balls by you.

Reggie Jackson

#10. I never faced a pitcher with better stuff than Nolan Ryan.

Robin Yount

#11. Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out.

Joe Garagiola

#12. It gave me no chance. He (Nolan Ryan) just blew it (strikeout #5,000) by me. But its an honor. I'll have another paragraph in all the baseball books. I'm already in the books three or four times.

Rickey Henderson