The only thing Abner Doubleday ever started was the Civil War.

It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind.

I cannot face my God much longer knowing that his black creatures are held separate and distinct from his white creatures in the game that has given me all that I can call my own.

Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself but for me, the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of the hit-and-run.

Success is that place in the road where preparation meets opportunity.

If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit.

Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game.

Worry is simply thinking the same thing over and over again and not doing anything about it.

The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the black race.

Good luck is what is left over after intelligence and effort have combined at their best. Luck is the residue of design.

There never has been a man in the game who could put mind and muscle together quicker and with better judgment than Robinson.

When I read Shakespeare I am struck with wonder that such trivial people should muse and thunder in such lovely language.

You're kind of... distracting.Am I?Yes. In the best way.

You could heal him?" I asked, glancing at Hal."Could, " said the wysling, "but won't, until I get what's

One sees intelligence far more than one hears it. People do not always say transcendental things but if they are capable of saying them it is always visible.

I try not to do email; I try to talk to people on the phone.

I could have written a misery memoir and instead I tried to make it funny. I never complained.

America is not the center of the universe.

Today I no longer need to change the world around me. I just need to change the way I see it.

Time, you old gipsy man, Will you not stay, Put up your caravan Just for one day?

Big ideas come from forward thinking people who challenge the norm, think outside the box, and invent the world they see inside rather than submitting to the limitations of current dilemmas