Quotes by Gaylord Perry

“People ask me what I do in winter when theres no baseball. Ill tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.”

“Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.”

“There are only two seasons -- winter and Baseball.”

“Baseball is more than a game to me, its a religion.”

“I would change policy, bring back natural grass and nickel beer. Baseball is the belly-button of our society. Straighten out baseball, and you straighten out the rest of the world.”

“Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when hes losing; nobody wants you to quit when youre ahead.”

“Boys, baseball is a game where you gotta have fun. You do that by winning.”

“I reckon I tried everything on the old apple, but salt and pepper and chocolate sauce topping.”

“Going back down to the minors is the toughest thing to handle in baseball.”

“Id always have grease in at least two places, in case the umpires would ask me to wipe one off. I never wanted to be caught out there with anything though, it wouldnt be professional.”

“Wait until Tommy Lasorda meets the Lord and finds out that Hes wearing pinstripes.”

“I saw Ozzie as a rookie in San Diego. I was always hoping theyd hit the ball his way because I knew then that my trouble was over.”

“There is a difference between jaywalking and grand larceny.”

“Ive got a kid six years old. He likes sports, but I definitely wont let him pitch. There would be too many things against him.”

“Primarily, every rule change over the past ten years has been against the pitchers - lowering the mound and the designated hitter.”

Do for yourself or do without.