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Bill Veeck Quotes

There are only two seasons - winter and Baseball Picture Quote #1

Baseball is a boy’s game that makes grown men cry Picture Quote #1

I don’t want the natural athlete -- I want a guy who’ll go after the hard ones Picture Quote #1

The best trades are the ones you don’t make Picture Quote #1

After a month or so in St. Louis, we were looking around desperately for a way to draw a few people into the ball park, it being perfectly clear by that time that the ball club wasn’t going to do it unaided Picture Quote #1

Look, we play the Star Spangled Banner before every game. You want us to pay income taxes, too? Picture Quote #1

And then you meet one person and your life changes forever - Love Quotes

Don't look back you're not going that way - Inspirational Quotes

People identify with the swashbuckling individuals, not polite little men who field their position well. Sir Galahad had a big following - but I’ll bet Lancelot had more Picture Quote #1

Hating the Yankees isn’t part of my act. It is one of those exquisite times when life and art are in perfect conjunction Picture Quote #1

An island of surety in a changing world Picture Quote #1

I try not to kid myself. You know, I don’t mind romancing someone else, but to fool yourself is pretty devastating and dangerous Picture Quote #1

I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity Picture Quote #1

Every baseball crowd, like every theatre audience, has its own distinctive attitude and atmosphere Picture Quote #1

What a beautiful world it would be if people had hearts like dogs - Dog Quotes

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary - Work Quotes

The most beautiful thing in the world is a ballpark filled with people Picture Quote #1

If you can’t outsmart people, outwork them Picture Quote #1

Baseball is the only thing beside the paper clip that hasn’t changed Picture Quote #1

Suffering is overrated. It doesn’t teach you anything Picture Quote #1

Bill Veeck was a charismatic and somewhat eccentric owner-fan during the post-WWII years Picture Quote #1

I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats Picture Quote #1

A year from now you'll wish you started today - Work Quotes

I meant to behave but there were too many other options - Funny Quotes

Next to the confrontation between two highly honed batteries of lawyers, jungle warfare is a stately minuet Picture Quote #1

I don’t mind the high price of stardom. I just don’t like the high price of mediocrity Picture Quote #1

This is a game to be savored, not gulped. There's time to discuss everything between pitches or between innings Picture Quote #1

Baseball is the only game left for people. To play basketball, you have to be 7 feet 6 inches. To play football, you have to be the same width Picture Quote #1

I do not think that winning is the most important thing. I think winning is the only thing Picture Quote #1

I have discovered in 20 years of moving around a ballpark, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats Picture Quote #1

I told you I'll be ready in FIVE minutes, stop calling me every half hour - Funny Quotes

When I first saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew - William Shakespeare Quotes

I try not to kid myself. You know, I don’t mind romancing someone else, but to fool yourself is pretty devastating and dangerous Picture Quote #1

What can I do, I asked myself, that is so spectacular that no one will be able to say he had seen it before? The answer was perfectly obvious. I would send a midget up to bat Picture Quote #1

The season starts too early and finishes too late and there are too many games in between Picture Quote #1

How can you be a sage if you’re pretty? You can’t get your wizard papers without wrinkles Picture Quote #1

When there is no room for individualism in ballparks, then there will be no room for individualism in life Picture Quote #1

To give one can of beer to a thousand people is not nearly as much fun as to give 1,000 cans of beer to one guy. You give a thousand people a can of beer and each of them will drink it, smack his lips and go back to watching the game. You give 1,000 cans to one guy, and there is always the outside possibility that 50,000 people will talk about it Picture Quote #1

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Friendship Quotes

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There are only two seasons - winter and Baseball (Bill Veeck Quotes) Baseball is a boy’s game that makes grown men cry (Bill Veeck Quotes) I don’t want the natural athlete -- I want a guy who’ll go after the hard ones (Bill Veeck Quotes) The best trades are the ones you don’t make (Bill Veeck Quotes) After a month or so in St. Louis, we were looking around desperately for a way to draw a few people into the ball park, it being perfectly clear by that time that the ball club wasn’t going to do it unaided (Bill Veeck Quotes) Look, we play the Star Spangled Banner before every game. You want us to pay income taxes, too? (Bill Veeck Quotes) People identify with the swashbuckling individuals, not polite little men who field their position well. Sir Galahad had a big following - but I’ll bet Lancelot had more (Bill Veeck Quotes) Hating the Yankees isn’t part of my act. It is one of those exquisite times when life and art are in perfect conjunction (Bill Veeck Quotes) An island of surety in a changing world (Bill Veeck Quotes) I try not to kid myself. You know, I don’t mind romancing someone else, but to fool yourself is pretty devastating and dangerous. (Bill Veeck Quotes) I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity (Bill Veeck Quotes) Every baseball crowd, like every theatre audience, has its own distinctive attitude and atmosphere (Bill Veeck Quotes) The most beautiful thing in the world is a ballpark filled with people (Bill Veeck Quotes) If you can’t outsmart people, outwork them (Bill Veeck Quotes) Baseball is the only thing beside the paper clip that hasn’t changed (Bill Veeck Quotes) Suffering is overrated. It doesn’t teach you anything (Bill Veeck Quotes) Bill Veeck was a charismatic and somewhat eccentric owner-fan during the post-WWII years (Bill Veeck Quotes) I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats (Bill Veeck Quotes) Next to the confrontation between two highly honed batteries of lawyers, jungle warfare is a stately minuet (Bill Veeck Quotes) I don’t mind the high price of stardom. I just don’t like the high price of mediocrity (Bill Veeck Quotes) This is a game to be savored, not gulped. There's time to discuss everything between pitches or between innings (Bill Veeck Quotes) Baseball is the only game left for people. To play basketball, you have to be 7 feet 6 inches. To play football, you have to be the same width (Bill Veeck Quotes) I do not think that winning is the most important thing. I think winning is the only thing (Bill Veeck Quotes) I have discovered in 20 years of moving around a ballpark, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats (Bill Veeck Quotes) I try not to kid myself. You know, I don’t mind romancing someone else, but to fool yourself is pretty devastating and dangerous (Bill Veeck Quotes) What can I do, I asked myself, that is so spectacular that no one will be able to say he had seen it before? The answer was perfectly obvious. I would send a midget up to bat (Bill Veeck Quotes) The season starts too early and finishes too late and there are too many games in between (Bill Veeck Quotes) How can you be a sage if you’re pretty? You can’t get your wizard papers without wrinkles (Bill Veeck Quotes) When there is no room for individualism in ballparks, then there will be no room for individualism in life (Bill Veeck Quotes) To give one can of beer to a thousand people is not nearly as much fun as to give 1,000 cans of beer to one guy. You give a thousand people a can of beer and each of them will drink it, smack his lips and go back to watching the game. You give 1,000 cans to one guy, and there is always the outside possibility that 50,000 people will talk about it (Bill Veeck Quotes)

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