Goose Gossage
Goose Gossage
Richard Michael "Goose" Gossageis a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. During a 22-year baseball career, he pitched for nine different teams, spending his best years with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres. The nickname "Goose" came about when a friend did not like his previous nickname "Goss", and noted he looked like a goose when he extended his neck to read the signs given by the catcher when he was pitching. Although Gossage is otherwise generally...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth5 July 1951
CountryUnited States of America
Goose Gossage quotes about
Every life lesson is on that baseball field.
Baseball as I have said before to many... many parents it's not about wins and losses. It's about the life lessons that are learned on that baseball field. The perseverance, the hard work that it takes, dealing with failure.
There is nobody that wants to win more than George Steinbrenner.
I played for nine different teams throughout my 22-year major league career and I loved every moment of every team.
I was brought into situations God couldn't get out of, and I got out of them.