Joe Garagiola famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

You really have to be some kind of a creep for a dog to reject you.
-- Joe Garagiola

#Dog #Kind #Creeps
I guess you don't really own a dog, you rent them, and you have to be thankful that you had a long lease.
-- Joe Garagiola

#Dog #Loss #Long
I went through baseball as a player to be named later.
-- Joe Garagiola

#Sports #Baseball #Player
Don't be afraid to fail. Experience is just mistakes you don't make anymore.
-- Joe Garagiola

#Mistake #Failing
It's pitching, hitting and defense that wins. Any two can win. All three make you unbeatable.
-- Joe Garagiola

#Inspirational #Motivational #Winning
Baseball gives you every chance to be great. Then it puts every pressure on you to prove you haven't got what it takes.
-- Joe Garagiola

#Baseball #Giving #Pressure
Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out.
-- Joe Garagiola

#Baseball #Curves #Balls
Baseball is a game of race, creed, and color. The race is to first base. The creed is the rules of the game. The color? Well, the home team wears white uniforms, and the visiting team wears gray.
-- Joe Garagiola

#Baseball #Team #Home
Don't tell me you can pitch...pitch. Don't tell me you can sell...sell.
-- Joe Garagiola

#Leadership #Sports
It seems the baseball player of today will not be satisfied until he plays two weeks in the big league and is able to retire at twenty-two.
-- Joe Garagiola

#Baseball #Player #Two
He's one of those Christmas Eve guys. There are people like that... every day in their lives is Christmas Eve.
-- Joe Garagiola

#People #Guy #Christmas Eve
There is no defense against a base on balls.
-- Joe Garagiola

#Baseball #Defense #Balls
Never trust a baserunner with a limp. Comes a base hit and you'll think he just got back from Lourdes.
-- Joe Garagiola

#Thinking #Never Trust #Lourdes
The Chicago Cubs are like Rush Street-a lot of singles, but no action.
-- Joe Garagiola

#Chicago #Action #Singles
Not only was I not the best catcher in the Major Leagues, I wasn't even the best catcher on my street!
-- Joe Garagiola

#League #Major League #Catchers
The wind always seems to blow against catchers when they are running.
-- Joe Garagiola

#Running #Blow #Wind
Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast.
-- Joe Garagiola

#Baseball #Running #Drama
I know a baseball star who wouldn't report the theft of his wife's credit cards because the thief spends less than she does.
-- Joe Garagiola

#Baseball #Stars #Wife
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
-- Joe Garagiola

#Sports #Keys #Fans
Being traded is like celebrating your 100th birthday. It might not be the happiest occasion in the world, but consider the alternative.
-- Joe Garagiola

#Alternatives #World #Might

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