97 Quotes by Bob Uecker

I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn't have that kinda money to put out.

Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. To last as long as I did with the skills I had, with the numbers I produced, was a triumph of the human spirit.

You know, I was once named Minor League Player of the Year...unfortunately, I had been in the majors for two years at the time.

They broke it to me gently. The manager came up to me before a game and told me they didn't allow visitors in the clubhouse.

People don't know this, but I helped the Cardinals win the pennant. I came down with hepatitis. The trainer injected me with it!

When I played baseball I got death threats all the time--from my mother.

They have Easter egg hunts in Philadelphia, and if the kids don't find the eggs, they get booed.

I led the league in go get 'em next time.

Between me and my roommate, we've hit 400 Major League home runs.