Bob Feller Quotes about Sports

I would rather beat the Yankees regularly than pitch a no hit game.

I would rather beat the Yankees regularly than pitch a no hit game.

Sports, Baseball, Yankees

Bob Feller (1947). “Strikeout Story”

If you believe your catcher is intelligent and you know that he has considerable experience, it is a good thing to leave the game almost entirely in his hands.

Bob Feller

Sports, Believe, Intelligent

When I pick up the ball and it feels nice and light and small I know I'm going to have a good day. But if I picked it up and it's big and heavy, I know I'm liable to get into a little trouble.

Bob Feller

Sports, Nice, Good Day

Where the ball went was up to heaven. Sometimes I threw the ball clean up into the stands.

Bob Feller

Sports, Heaven, Balls

"Bob Feller, 1918-2010: One of Baseball's Finest Pitchers". "People In America" with Barbara Klein and Steve Ember (VOA Special English), learningenglish.voanews.com. January 8, 2011.

Ted Williams was the greatest hitter I ever saw, but DiMaggio was the greatest all around player.

Bob Feller

Sports, Player, Saws

Nowadays, they have more trouble packing hair dryers than baseball equipment.

Bob Feller

Sports, Baseball, Hair

Baseball is only a game, a game of inches and a lot of luck. During a time of all-out war, sports are very insignificant.

Bob Feller

Sports, Baseball, War

"For Feller, Navy was easy decision". Interview with Mary Buckheit, www.espn.com. November 12, 2009.

I don't think baseball owes colored people anything. I don't think colored people owe baseball anything, either.

Bob Feller

Sports, Baseball, Thinking

"Feller was phenom, war hero". Press conference, www.espn.com. November 19, 2003.

The difference between relief pitching when I did it today is simple, there is too much of it. It's one of those cases where more is not necessarily better.

Bob Feller

Sports, Simple, Differences

Bob Feller Quotes about Sports

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