Quotes by Dizzy Dean
"Son, what kind of pitch would you like to miss."
"It ain't braggin' if you can back it up."
"I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got to know, I keep in my head."
"Anybody who's ever had the privilege of seeing me play knows that I am the greatest pitcher in the world."
"All ballplayers want to wind up their career with the Cubs, Giants or Yankees. They just can't help it."
"I ain't what I used to be, but who the hell is?"
"I won twenty-eight games in 1935 and I couldn't believe my eyes when the Cards send me a contract with a cut in salary. Mr. Rickey said I deserved a cut because I didn't win thirty games."
"It puzzles me how they know what corners are good for filling stations. Just how did they know gas and oil was under there?"
"Let the teachers teach English and I will teach baseball. There is a lot of people in the United States who say 'isn't' and they ain't eating."
"Mr. Rickey, I'll put more people in the park than anybody since Babe Ruth."
"Son, what kind of pitch would you like to miss?"
""Sure I eat what I advertise. Sure I eat Wheaties for breakfast. A good bowl of Wheaties with bourbon can't be beat."
"The doctors x-rayed my head and found nothing."
"The dumber a pitcher is, the better. When he gets smart and tries to experiment with a lot of different pitches, he's in trouble. All I ever had was a fastball, a curve and a change up and I did pretty good."
"The good Lord was good to me. He gave me a strong body, a good right arm and a weak mind."
"He slud into third."
"Well what's wrong with ain't? And as for saying 'Rizzuto slud into second' it just ain't natural. Sounds silly to me. Slud is something more than slid. It means sliding with great effort."
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