Baseball Quotes to Get You in the Game

The classic American pastime is loved for its opportunities for excitement and for its lovable quotes. Whether uttered by great players of the past or current the best baseball quotes evoke emotions and have the power to keep fans inspired. Here is a compilation of some of the greatest baseball quotes to get your spirits soaring and motivate you to get back in the game!

Famous Baseball Quotes

1. The game has proven itself a great one, for it will not be played out in our time. -Cy Young

2. You can’t beat fun at the old ballpark. -Bill Klem

3. Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a Good performer. -Ted Williams

4. I want them to say he was the greatest baseball player that ever lived. -Babe Ruth

5. I see great things in baseball. It’s our game – the American game. -Walt Whitman

6. It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. -Babe Ruth

7. I think that maybe if I had known I was going to break the record, I might have tried a little harder. -Reggie Jackson

8. The bumblebee did not read the laws of aerodynamics and so is able to fly – and the same for me in baseball, the bumblebee theory. -Bobby Bonilla

9. It ain’t over ’til it’s over. -Yogi Berra

10. You can observe a lot just by watching. -Yogi Berra

11. I get paid for results, not for effort. -Kirby Puckett

12. Baseball is 90 percent mental, the other half is physical. -Yogi Berra

13. When you come to a fork in the road, take it. -Yogi Berra

14. If you don’t think you’re gonna win, you’ve already lost. -Hank Aaron

15. If it weren’t for baseball, many kids wouldn’t know what a millionaire looked like. -Phyllis Diller

16. Never let the fear of striking out get in your way. -Babe Ruth

17. When in doubt, go to the library. -Ernie Harwell

18. How you play the game is more important than anything else. -Babe Ruth

19. Respect all, fear none. -Derek Jeter

20. Baseball teaches you how to adjust to situations. -Barry Bonds

21. If you give me a couple of weeks I could probably come up with a better quote than that. -Yogi Berra

Inspirational Baseball Quotes

1. You can’t do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth. -Shigeo Nagashima

2. Never stop competing. -Roberto Clemente

3. It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. -Babe Ruth

4. Nothing’s a surprise in baseball. -Sandy Koufax

5. You can’t be afraid to make errors! You can’t let your fear of failure be greater than your will to succeed. -Cal Ripken Jr.

6. Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. -Babe Ruth

7. Play like you’re in first; act like you’re in second. -Bobby Cox

8. Always swing hard, just in case you hit the ball. -Hank Aaron

9. You can’t steal second base and keep one foot on first. -Frederick T. L. Turck

10. If you’re not ready to play today, you won’t be ready to play tomorrow. -Rickey Henderson

11. The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. -Joe Torre

12. You can’t win them all, but you can try. -Tug McGraw

13. Pressure makes proper. -Tommy Lasorda

14. Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing. -Warren Spahn

15. Practice like you’ve never won, perform like you’ve never lost. -Randy Johnson

16. Accomplishment is largely the result of clinging faithfully to higher purposes. -Ernie Banks

17. The game is the ultimate measure of a man. -Shoeless Joe Jackson

18. I thought if I talked long enough, it might become true. -Honus Wagner

19. Players don’t win games, teams do. -Billy Martin

20. Baseball is a very simple game. The complications of the game are in the writer and the accountants. -Vin Scully

Sayings about Playing Baseball

1. A ballplayer’s got to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That’s why no boy from a rich family ever made the big leagues. -Joe DiMaggio

2. Have fun, be aggressive, and show class. -Dustin Pedroia

3. Play with your heart. Live like there is no tomorrow. -Yadier Molina

4. You can’t fly with the eagles when you’re hanging with the turkeys. -Bert Blyleven

5. When playing, keep your eyes on the ball as much as possible. -Eddie Mathews

6. After you’ve exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven’t. -Thomas Edison

7. Baseball happens for a reason. There’s a lot of beauty in it. -Roy Campanella

8. If you’re not fired up, it’ll take you down. -Ozzie Smith

9. There are three types of baseball players: those who make it happen, those who watch it happen and those who wonder what happened. -Tommy Lasorda

10. Have fun, be comfortable, and play hard. -Dustin Pedroia

11. A winner never quits and a quitter never wins. -Vince Lombardi

12. If you want to hit the ball out of the park, don’t swing at the first pitch. -Harmon Killebrew

13. You’ll never know what you can do until you do it. -Dave Winfield

14. You’ve got to be smart enough to understand what to do, you’ve got to be strong enough to do it, and you’ve got to be ready to do it. -Pete Rose

15. The game of baseball is 90 percent mental and the other half is physical. -Yogi Berra

16. If you get five, give back three. -Tom Seaver

17. You win some, you lose some, but always get back up. -Barry Bonds

18. Whatever you’re going through, be there for the guys. -David Wright

19. Life is like baseball. If you focus on the results, you miss the whole experience. -Robbie Alomar

20. The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. -Henry Aaron

Baseball has elicited some inspirational and profound thoughts over the years. The quotes above show how committed the players are to the game and why they understand the passion behind it. Whether you’re a fan, a player or a coach, these quotes are sure to inspire you to work on your game and perform at your highest level. Baseball is not just a sport, it’s a way of life and these quotes serve as a reminder of why it’s so special. So take a moment to reflect on what the game has brought to your life, and get back in the game fully motivated by these amazing quotes!