Luis Tiant Inspirational Quotes (8)

Normal relations, never. We should never forget what has happened to the people in Cuba for forty years. All baseball cares about is getting players out of Cuba. It doesn't care about the suffering, just money. The Orioles shouldn't have gone to Cuba. This is a free county, but that's the way I feel.

The fastball is the best pitch in baseball. It's like having five pitches, if you move it around.

Family is everything. It is even more important than baseball.

I give him (Frank Howard during April 28, 1968 two-hitter) shoulder, back, foot and the ball last, and Frank Howard commented, He threw everything at me but the ball.

I had dreamed about being a college coach for a long time, but with no education, I never thought I would get a chance.

When I'm in Boston, I always feel like I'm home. I almost cry, I feel so good.

I didn't do it (pitch like he did) for show. I did it to get batters out. Players would tell me, 'We can't tell where the ball is coming from.'

Sometimes things go wrong, even when you're doing your best. That just shows that none of us are perfect. So I keep trying with all of my heart, and if that's not good enough, I'm not going to hang my head.