35 Quotes by Bob Gibson

It is not something I earned or acquired or bought (the ability to pitch). It is a gift. It is something that was given to me - just like the color of my skin.

Believe me, I would much rather get three outs on three pitches than three outs on nine pitches, because that's going to make me that much stronger at the end of the game. My pitching philosophy is simpe. I believe in getting the ball over the plate and not walking a lot of men.

Fishing is one of the greatest things that you can do, it has the power to relax you like nothing else and there's nothing quite like the thrill of the catch.

I owe the public just one thing - a good performance.

When I gave up a grand slam to Pete LaCock, I knew it was time to quit.

Rules or no rules, pitchers are going to throw spitters. It's a matter of survival.

When I knocked a guy down, there was no second part to the story.

He walked 1.9 men per nine innings, that's pretty good. I used to average about three or four -- I'd hit six or seven.

It is not something I earned or acquired or bought. It is a gift. It is something that was given to me -- just like the color of my skin.