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Quotes by Lou Brock

Lou Brock

“When I was a kid, I used to imagine animals running under my bed. I told my dad, and he solved the problem quickly. He cut the legs off the bed.”

“We have to make some radical move to get the attention of everyone. Cheaters cant win and steroids has put us in the position that its OK to cheat.”

“You cant be afraid to make errors! You cant be afraid to be naked before the crowd, because no one can ever master the game of baseball, or conquer it. You can only challenge it.”

“Show me a guy whos afraid to look bad, and Ill show you a guy you can beat every time.”

“If youre successful in what you do over a period of time, youll start approaching records, but thats not what youre playing for. Youre playing to challenge and be challenged.”

“Jim Crow was king . . . and I heard a game in which Jackie Robinson was playing, and I felt pride in being alive. The baseball held was my fantasy of what life offered.”

“I believe we need to make some radical moves to get the attention of everyone.”

“The stiffer the penalty, the greater the message is sent,”

“The stiffer the penalty, the greater the message is sent.”

“Ive been here since March 2. My wife wants us to stay until the end of the month, but Ive told her weve got to go home a week earlier than that.”

Show me a guy whos afraid to look bad, and Ill show you a guy you can beat every time.

When I was a kid, I used to imagine animals running under my bed. I told my dad, and he solved the problem quickly. He cut the legs off the bed.