Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rich Aurilia

He could have Babe Ruth hitting behind him, ... and they'd still walk him.

Omar Vizquel

I think it's because of the controversy that's been around Barry lately and also because Babe is an icon in baseball and America. There's a lot of things involved.

Casey Stengel

I want to thank my parents for letting me play baseball. I'm thankful I had baseball knuckles and couldn't become a dentist...I got $2,100 a year when I started in the big league, and they get more money now. ...I chased the balls that Babe Ruth hit.

William Garrison

I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice. On this subject, I do not wish to think, or speak, or write, with moderation. No! no! Tell a man whose house is on fire, to give a moderate alarm; tell him to moderately rescue his wife from the hand of the ravisher; tell the mother to gradually extricate her babe from the fire into which it has fallen; -- but urge me not to use moderation in a cause like the present. I am in earnest -- I will not equivocate -- I will not excuse -- I will not retreat a single inch -- AND I WILL BE HEARD.

Jose Canseco

He is incredible. No one can even stand in his shoes - not Babe Ruth, not anyone. He's in a league of his own.

John Eastman

Our 2005 season was excellent. Several of our teams excelled in post season play, including winning the state of Nevada title in the Babe Ruth division.

Maverick Golden

I loved the thrill of the race. I didn't lose very often. I won 35 out of 36 races in 1964. Drag News Magazine called me 'the Babe Ruth of drag racing' in January 1965. I was undefeated for two years or more.

Jakob Bohme

The city Babel is the Ham-like man, who builds this city upon the earth; the tower is his self-chosen god, and divine worship. All reason-taught, from the school of this world, are the master-builders of this tower.

Dick Cook

Ed and John are the Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth of animation. They both possess the balance that is needed, John being the creative fountain and Ed being not only the technological genius but a managerial one as well.

Andy Slyke

I wouldn't put much merit in anything Barry says. His track history proves that. But I think, deep down, he wants the whole thing.

Paul Nolan

John has elected to give himself some more time to recover which means Barry will ride. Please God they get on well in the race.

Paul Swangard

I suspect they realize that whether you love him or hate him, you want to watch. As for other companies, there's just too much to lose to tie their brand equity to Barry right now.

Joe Torre

He cares. I'm not saying Barry doesn't care. But (Giambi) tried to keep an upbeat attitude, and it's not easy to do. He's been as open as he could be.

Alex Rodriguez

He is the one special player right now, like Barry Bonds , who can change the game around simply with his batting.

Tom Hall

Hands, the perfect metaphor for Barry Avrich's visual masturbation,

Shaquille O'Neal

When I'm done playing basketball, I want do something bigger. I'm working on my doctorate right now at Barry University in Florida.

Stephen Rodrick

I've seen few things more depressing than the end-of-season Giants-Padres series in 2001 in which Barry Bonds hit his 68th homer of the year while a .227-hitting, rapidly fossilizing Rickey Henderson staggered like a delirious marathoner toward 3,000 hits.

Marty Schottenheimer

He's got great stop-and-start quickness. As a runner he's hard to find. I'm not going to put him in his category but skill-wise he's like Barry Sanders. His stop-and-start quickness reminds me of that.

Bob Kurtz

I was looking for something to do this summer, and I enjoy baseball a lot. Baseball and radio are a nice combination.

John Hart

Jon is young, but he has the qualities that you look for in a leader, ... He has the respect of everyone in the organization, the business department, the baseball people, the veteran scouts. He's going to be a great leader.

Kelli Johnson

Joe (Simpson) came up and said, 'Enjoy it. (The novelty) lasts about a month and then it's just baseball again,' ... And for me, that was pretty much right on. It was about a month and then it was more like, these are my teammates and have been and let's finish out the season and win the World Series.

Mike Black

John has been one of our leaders this year. He stays steady from a 38 to a 40 all year. Our number two is Drew Waldrop, who is averaging a 39 or 40. He is just joining us back from the baseball team.

Steve Blass

Jim Tracey is a quality baseball man with a vast knowledge of the game. He will work on fundamentals with our ball players and get the most out of them.

Bob DuPuy

I think it is very important that we have Major League Baseball in Washington, D.C..

Richard Lapchick

I think in general, where he has had the influence, baseball has done well. Where he hasn't had as much influence, at the team level, there's a lot of room for growth there.

Richard Lapchick

I think in general, where he has had the influence, baseball has done well.

Paul DePodesta

It became clear to us that the inefficiency in decision-making in baseball was vast.

Mike Darnell

Having a true New York icon like Regis ring in the New Year from Times Square is something that we are already celebrating.

Robert Stack

These are icons to be treasured.

Willow Bay

On the Web no subject is sacrosanct. No one, from icon to unknown, is off-limits.

Jessica Sanchez

I personally love J.Lo because she's a fashion icon and I love her music.

Ben Roethlisberger

I'll never put myself in that category. Those are the icons of the game.

Lady Gaga

I'm not one icon. I'm every icon. I'm an icon that is made out of all the colors on the palette at every time. I have no restrictions. No restrictions.

Ornette Coleman

Jerry Garcia was one of the original American icons. He played naturally and beautifully.

Carly Schroeder

Harrison Ford is absolutely amazing. He is a Hollywood icon, and just to work with him was absolutely incredible.

Jurgen Habermas

What was new was the symbolic force of the targets struck. The attackers did not just physically cause the highest buildings in Manhattan to collapse; they also destroyed an icon in the household imagery of the American nation.

Doug MacLean

He?s played really well. I told him (Tuesday) that he has played as well lately as he has played in a long time.

Cristie Kerr

I'm playing so well lately that I have a lot of confidence,

Bobby Cox

It's been good, it's been so-so and lately it hasn't been great, that's for sure.

Larry Peruzzi

What we're having lately is a lot of volatility in the market. There's a fixation with the Fed.

Roy Williams

Q's been playing much better lately and I told him he's got to play. I thought Q did some nice things for us. I think he really has played much better.

Mark Loretta

I think the way we've manufactured runs lately is encouraging,

Paul Tetreault

Jenn shut her down and that was key. She'd been averaging over 15 lately and she got eight.

Dana Schultz

Our team saying this year is, 'We love us,' and that is what we say after every win. We've been on a roll lately and have played better as a unit.

Paul McManus

We have been working on that a lot lately in practice.