Mickey Rivers famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Ain't no sense worryin' about the things you got control over, 'cause if you got control over 'em, ain't no sense worryin'. And ain't no sense worryin' about the things you don't got control over, 'cause if you don't got control over 'em, ain't no sense worryin'.
-- Mickey Rivers

#Ems #Causes
My goals are to hit .300, score 100 runs, and stay injury-prone.
-- Mickey Rivers

#Running #Goal #Injury
Out of what... a thousand?
-- Mickey Rivers

#Yankees #New York Yankees #Thousand
I might have to commute. You know, left field, DH, wherever.
-- Mickey Rivers

#Might #Fields
I like playing on this team. We actually been doin' real good. Got a different mix here. Most important thing is you gotta keep pickin' up in paces. That's why we're playing contentious play. We got top names, guys can still hit in the majors, guys been out of the game hittin' the ball, shockin' it. Don't have no old, old guys. Not sayin' they don't get a good job done. Fact is, they've been vice versa. So that's incentive right there. It's been a plus.
-- Mickey Rivers

#Jobs #Real #Team
Ain't no sense worrying about the things you got control over 'cause if you got control over 'em, ain't no sense worrying. Ain't no sense worrying about the things you got no control over 'cause if you got no control over 'em, ain't no sense worrying.
-- Mickey Rivers

#Worry #Causes #Ems
Don't worry about things that you have no control over, because you have no control over them. Don't worry about things that you have control over, because you have control over them.
-- Mickey Rivers

#Life #Worry #Advice
What was the name of that dog on "Rin Tin Tin"?
-- Mickey Rivers

#Funny #Dog #Names
The first thing you do when you get out to center field is put up your finger and check the wind chill factor.
-- Mickey Rivers

#Wind #Fields #Firsts
You'd better stop readin' and writin' and start hittin' !
-- Mickey Rivers
Your first name's white, your second is Hispanic, and your third belongs to a black. No wonder you don't know who you are.
-- Mickey Rivers

#Names #White #Black
These guys are so old they're eligible for meals on wheels.
-- Mickey Rivers

#Guy #Wheels #Meals
I was brought up in Florida, so there isn't much difference between playing there and playing here. The climax are about the same.
-- Mickey Rivers

#Differences #Florida #Climax
We'll do all right if we can capitalize on our mistakes.
-- Mickey Rivers

#Mistake
It was so cold today that I saw a dog chasing a cat, and the dog was walking.
-- Mickey Rivers

#Dog #Cat #Animal
Me and George and Billy are two of a kind.
-- Mickey Rivers

#Two #Kind
Pitching is 80% of the game and the other half is hitting and fielding.
-- Mickey Rivers

#Funny #Basketball #Kids
He's so ugly. When you walked by him, your pants wrinkle. He made fly balls curve foul.
-- Mickey Rivers

#Wrinkles #Curves #Balls
I don't get upset over things I can control, because if I can control them there's no sense in getting upset. And I don't get upset over things I can't control, because if I can't control them there's no sense in getting upset.
-- Mickey Rivers

#Upset

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