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
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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.
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Here's my take on steroids: We can say anybody took steroids. We don't know. Unless you took steroids the last two years, I don't care.
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If I took steroids, I would have gotten 5,000 hits.
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During the times I gambled as a manager, I never took an unfair advantage, ... I never bet more or less based on injuries or inside information. I never allowed my wagers to influence my baseball decisions. So in my mind, I wasn't corrupt.
false hope
I think amphetamines, if I'm not mistaken, are something that's going to give you something like false hope.
change mistakes people understand
I think people understand that I understand I made some mistakes and I can?t change them,
player respect umpires
No player or manager has greater respect for the umpires than I do, and I have demonstrated that over the years.
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I still gamble, but it's all legal. I own horses, and I go to watch my horse. I don't go daily.
good seven
I look at the records, and you don't win the Cy Young seven times or the MVP without being a good player.
batting runway
In the old days, you know, they didn't have batting cages. And in most ball parks, they only had one runway to the dugout.
except size
I know everything about Ty Cobb except the size of his hat.
teams time
Any time you've got big teams winning, you've got big stars.
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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.'
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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.