Joe Garagiola Quotes

• Not only was I not the best catcher in the Major Leagues, I wasn't even the best catcher on my street!

  Joe Garagiola

  League, Catchers, Streets

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• Don't be afraid to fail. Experience is just mistakes you don't make anymore.

  Joe Garagiola

  Mistake, Failing, Afraid To Fail

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• You really have to be some kind of a creep for a dog to reject you.

  Joe Garagiola

  Friendship, Dog, Rejects You

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• One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.

  Joe Garagiola

  Sports, Keys, Fans

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• I know a baseball star who wouldn't report the theft of his wife's credit cards because the thief spends less than she does.

  Joe Garagiola

  Baseball, Stars, Gambling

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• Baseball is a game of race, creed, and color. The race is to first base. The creed is the rules of the game. The color? Well, the home team wears white uniforms, and the visiting team wears gray.

  Joe Garagiola

  Baseball, Team, Home

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• I went through baseball as a player to be named later.

  Joe Garagiola

  Sports, Baseball, Player

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• My first baseman is George "Catfish" Metkovich from our 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates team, which lost 112 games. After a terrible series against the New York Giants, in which our center fielder made three throwing errors and let two balls get through his legs, manager Billy Meyer pleaded, "Can somebody think of something to help us win a game?" "I'd like to make a suggestion," Metkovich said. "On any ball hit to center field, let's just let it roll to see if it might go foul."

  Joe Garagiola

  New York, Team, Thinking

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• Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast.

  Joe Garagiola

  Sports, Baseball, Running

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• The wind always seems to blow against catchers when they are running.

  Joe Garagiola

  Running, Blow, Yankees

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• Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out.

  Joe Garagiola

  Baseball, Curves, Balls

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• Being traded is like celebrating your 100th birthday. It might not be the happiest occasion in the world, but consider the alternative.

  Joe Garagiola

  Alternatives, World, Might

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• Never trust a baserunner with a limp. Comes a base hit and you'll think he just got back from Lourdes.

  Joe Garagiola

  Thinking, Never Trust, Lourdes

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• I guess you don't really own a dog, you rent them, and you have to be thankful that you had a long lease.

  Joe Garagiola

  Friendship, Dog, Loss

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• Baseball gives you every chance to be great. Then it puts every pressure on you to prove you haven't got what it takes.

  Joe Garagiola

  Baseball, Giving, Pressure

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• Billy Loes was the only player in the majors who could lose a ground ball in the sun

  Joe Garagiola

  Player, Balls, Sun

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• The Chicago Cubs are like Rush Street-a lot of singles, but no action.

  Joe Garagiola

  Chicago, Action, Singles

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• There is no defense against the base on balls.

  Joe Garagiola

  Baseball, Defense, Balls

  "Just Play Ball".

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• It's pitching, hitting and defense that wins. Any two can win. All three make you unbeatable.

  Joe Garagiola

  Inspirational, Motivational, Winning

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• He's one of those Christmas Eve guys. There are people like that... every day in their lives is Christmas Eve.

  Joe Garagiola

  People, Guy, Christmas Eve

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• It seems the baseball player of today will not be satisfied until he plays two weeks in the big league and is able to retire at twenty-two.

  Joe Garagiola

  Baseball, Player, Two

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• Don't tell me you can pitch...pitch. Don't tell me you can sell...sell.

  Joe Garagiola

  Leadership, Sports, Sells

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