Pete Rose Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I've never looked forward to a birthday like I'm looking forward to my new daughter's birthday, because two days after that is when I can apply for reinstatement.”

“I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs and four-thousand hits.”

“Sliding headfirst is the safest way to get to the next base, I think, and the fastest. You don't lose your momentum, and there's one more important reason I slide headfirst, it gets my picture in the paper.”

“Are you tall? Are you strong? How big are your hands? You must be honest with yourself or you will end up using the wrong bat.”

“Some players you pat their butts, some players you kick their butts, some players you leave alone.”

“See the ball; hit the ball.”

“Baseball is an individual game, but it should never be a personal game.”

“I admitted I bet on baseball, but I wasn't suspended from baseball for betting on baseball.”

“Am I still in uniform? Then I ain't retired.”

“I don't go to bed every night worried about getting back into baseball.”