Ernie Harwell Quotes - Page 2

I have a great faith in God and Jesus.

Wheaties was the big sponsor in those days (1940s). They sponsored almost all the baseball games in the majors and the minors. That was a lot of Wheaties. I think there were twenty-four boxes in a case and some of these guys were hitting twenty-five and thirty home runs a season. We had a dog in those days named Blue Grass and the players used to give us their Wheaties for him. Blue Grass loved Wheaties and so did I.

But most of all, I'm a part of you people out there who have listened to me, because especially you people in Michigan, you Tiger fans, you've given me so much warmth, so much affection and so much love.

I had a job to do, and I did it all these years to the best of my ability. That's what I'd like to leave behind as I finish my final game in Toronto.

That other saying, I'm a part of all that I have met, I think that would have to begin with my wonderful parents back in Atlanta when I was a youngster five years old I was tongue tied.

I think if you checked the attendance records of all the announcers, you'd find a lot better record than you would of anybody else in any other business because we love the game and have a passion for it.

I decided very early that I was going to be a reporter, that I would not cheer for the team. I don't denigrate people who do it. It's fine.

I've been lucky to broadcast some great events and to broadcast the exploits of some great players.

Baseball is a rookie, his experience no bigger than the lump in his throat as he begins fulfillment of his dream.

I have great faith that Heaven's there and I'll see my brothers and my mom and dad when I get there.

A tall, thin old man waving a scorecard from the corner of his dugout. That's baseball.

Everybody in the minor leagues - if you're a player, an announcer, whatever - wants to be in the big leagues.

With the Giants I broadcast the debut of Hall of Famer Willie Mays.

When I went to Brooklyn in 1948 Jackie Robinson was at the height of his brilliant career.

Sparky's the only guy I know who's written more books than he's read.

I love what I do. If I had my time over again, I'd probably do it for nothing.

The good Lord has blessed me with a great journey.

Needless to say, I have more no-hitters than Nolan Ryan.

Baseball is continuity. Pitch to pitch. Inning to inning. Season to season.

Nicknames are baseball, names like Zeke and Pie and Kiki and Home Run and Cracker and Dizzy and Dazzy.

There's a man in Mobile who remembers that Honus Wagner hit a triple in Pittsburgh 46 years ago. That's baseball.

I think God always has the best for us.

In radio, they say, nothing happens until the announcer says it happens.