Ozzie Smith famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

When I'm in my groove there is no thinking. Everything just happens.
-- Ozzie Smith

#Athlete #Thinking #Groove
I don't think anybody ever really just retires where they don't do anything.
-- Ozzie Smith

#Sports #Thinking #Retiring
We saw very little of the real Jack Buck behind the microphone. He would touch people in ways that we will never know. Jack was much more than just an announcer.
-- Ozzie Smith

#Sports #Real #People
We hope there is a sense of purpose in everything.
-- Ozzie Smith

#Purpose
As I was in the air, the ball took a bad hop and caromed behind me, but I was able to catch it with my bare hand. I hit the ground, bounced back up, and threw Burroughs out at first.
-- Ozzie Smith

#Hands #Air #Able
My short game's not that good. It just becomes a matter of getting that weight moving.
-- Ozzie Smith

#Moving #Games #Matter
I think umpires have too much power, without any system of checks and balances and the more money a player makes, the more the umpire tries to show off that power to him. Unfortunately, since I signed my contract my strike zone has suddenly become a lot larger.
-- Ozzie Smith

#Player #Thinking #Umpires
There are 22 million people who have, some point in time, played hooky from work or school, so it's already an unofficial holiday,
-- Ozzie Smith

#Holiday #School #People
I don't know how many people have ever seen the National Guard break in somewhere, but they mean business.
-- Ozzie Smith

#Mean #People #Break
No one paid attention to my offense. So having 2,000 hits is one of the things that is an accomplishment.
-- Ozzie Smith

#Accomplishment #Attention #Offense

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