Branch Rickey Inspirational Quotes (33)

These are uncertain times. We cannot be content to rest on yesterday's laurels. These are times when we must strengthen rather than let down those standards which have stood in such good stead in crises that are past. Baseball cannot be selfish, or irresponsible, or lax. Neither can the men who operate it.

There never has been a man in the game who could put mind and muscle together quicker and with better judgment than Robinson.

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

Branch Rickey made me a better man.

Success is that place in the road where preparation meets opportunity.

It (a baseball box score) doesn't tell how big you are, what church you attend, what color you are, or how your father voted in the last election. It just tells what kind of baseball player you were on that particular day.

Fill in any figure you want for that boy (Mickey Mantle). Whatever the figure, it's a deal.

The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball.

Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team player second, within the rules and spirit of the game.