Richie Allen Quotes

#1. I may not be a smart man, but I know what love is.

Winston Groom

#2. I wish they'd shut the gates, and let us play ball with no press and no fans.

Richie Allen

#3. Publishing should be a collaboration between authors and their smartest readers - and at some point the distinction should become meaningless,

Nick Denton

#4. Maybe everything we do is meaningless. But we have to try, don't we? We have to go on looking for justice ... and settling for revenge.

Joan D. Vinge

#5. I think he is the finest ever made.

Sheila Hunter

#6. Sparky Lyle threw me a slider, and it wound up in the seats. We won, and it was a memorable moment.

Richie Allen

#7. I can play anywhere. First, third, left field, anywhere but Philadelphia.

Richie Allen

#8. I'm one of those guys who would like to weigh about 115 pounds for a couple of hours in the afternoon and then go back to my own size about 5 o'clock.

Richie Allen

#9. I put a charge into a lot of balls. Still can.

Richie Allen

#10. If a horse won't eat it, I don't want to play on it.

Richie Allen

#11. There seem to be three different ways that we learn, but unequivocally, we learn best when there is a dynamic interplay between all three at one time: 1) Classroom/Lecture passing on of information 2) Apprenticeship 3) Immersion

Mike Breen

#12. I don't think I'm as bad as I'm made out to be. I did things in Philadelphia, but I don't have any intention of doing those things in St. Louis.

Richie Allen

#13. I don't know how the 'Richie' started. My name is Richard, and they called me Dick in the minor leagues.

Richie Allen

#14. I'd like to get out of Philadelphia. I don't care for the people or their attitude, although they don't bother me or my play. But maybe the Phillies can get a couple of broken bats and shower shoes for me.

Richie Allen

#15. Relationships - at least the good ones - are supposed to be built on truth and trust.

Kylie Logan

#16. I once loved this game. But after being traded four times, I realized that it's nothing but a business. I treat my horses better than the owners treat us. It's a shame they've destroyed my love for the game.

Richie Allen

#17. Porsche and BMW drivers are arrogant.

Carroll Shelby

#18. I find nothing in the Bible but holiness, and nothing in the world but worldliness. Therefore, if I live in the world, I will become worldly; on the other hand, if I live in the Bible, I will become holy.

Smith Wigglesworth

#19. I'll play first, third, left. I'll play anywhere - except Philadelphia.

Richie Allen

#20. When technology is no longer novel, videos need more substance to impel viewers to watch, engage, and share, and we've already reached that point with camera drones.

Eric Cheng

#21. Failure is the true test of greatness

Herman Melville

#22. Learn to trust your instincts more often. They tend to be the most accurate alarm.

Ramona Matta