Dave Winfield Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I chose baseball because to me baseball is the best game of all.”

“You have to be like a clock spring, wound but not loose at the same time.”

“But I'll tell you this, it started with my mother. I have to give her. God bless her and rest her soul. I had a good foundation at home, so when I was able to go off and do these things in baseball there was always support.”

“And I found out, the other part of it is that I found out and in my desire to life successfully, that baseball fit very well into my life. It's been a great teacher, trainer, mentor and you'll see what I mean in the next few minutes that I have to speak.”

“The sooner I get into the Hall of Fame the better.”

“People I look to: again, Hank Aaron, man you challenged the status quo and the records of the game. Monumental feats in an era where people didn't like that.”

“There are a lot of people who influenced me, nurtured me, helped me along the way. But I can just recall looking back, the first time I got my baseball glove. Put it on the wrong hand, all those kind of things.”

“You know, many of you kids can't relate to what it takes to get to the top rung, the top of the heap, to have success. We're looking for things that come in a minute. It just doesn't happen.”

“Made it through high school, went to the University of Minnesota.”

“I am truly sorry that a fowl of Canada is no longer with us.”