Pete Rose
Pete Rose
Peter Edward "Pete" Rose, Sr., also known by his nickname "Charlie Hustle", is an American former professional baseball player and manager. Rose played in Major League Baseballfrom 1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth14 April 1941
CityCincinnati, OH
CountryUnited States of America
accused guys
I get accused of talking about records. But it's the guys who interview me who ask about them.
joe kids sports
Can you be a nicer gentleman, or a better man for your sport or your kids than Joe Paterno?
bet picked
I never picked up my phone and called a bookmaker and bet on a baseball game from the clubhouse. Never.
clinton hillary wrote
Hillary Clinton wrote a book. She got paid. I don't understand why I can't.
hall
I'm not sure Mark McGwire was a Hall of Famer to begin with.
truth
When guys do books or stories, all I like to see is the truth.
athletes barack knows obama people policies sports
I like Barack Obama as a person. He's articulate, he knows sports, his brother-in-law's a coach. He always has the athletes to the White House. But I don't know about some of his policies and some of these people in Congress.
african great guys speaking
Obama's a great speaker. Because of his speaking ability and his appearance, a lot of guys got on board. Being the first African American, a lot guys got on board.
ballpark call close gonna notice power replay run seen strong umpires underneath union
Umpires got power, man. You ever notice if you go to a ballpark and there's a close play on first base, they will not run the replay at the ballpark? I've seen umpires go underneath and call up and say if you run one more of those replays, we're gonna forfeit the game. That's how strong their union is.
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I met Gerald Ford. I met Richard Nixon. I met Jimmy Carter. I met Dwight Eisenhower when he was a general. George Bush senior. I haven't met Bill Clinton or George W. Bush, although I got a letter from him.
alone anderson kick leave pat taught three time ways
Sparky Anderson taught me this a long time ago: 'There's three ways you can treat a person. You can pat 'em on the butt, you can kick 'em in the butt, or you can leave 'em alone.'
guy home knocking people second took yelling
When people think of me, they think about me knocking catchers down and knocking second basemen down and yelling at pitchers. But when I took the spikes off after the game, I was a nice guy when I went home.
teams time
Any time you've got big teams winning, you've got big stars.
except size
I know everything about Ty Cobb except the size of his hat.