55 Quotes by Dizzy Dean

I ain’t what I used to be, but who the hell is?

The dumber a pitcher is, the better. When he gets smart and begins to experiment with a lot of different pitches, he’s in trouble. All I ever had was a fastball, a curve and a changeup and I did pretty good.

I won twenty-eight games in thirty-five and I couldn’t believe my eyes when the Cards sent me a contract with a cut in salary. Mr. Rickey said I deserved a cut because I didn’t win thirty games.

Let the teachers teach English and I will teach baseball. There is a lot of people in the United States who say isn’t, and they ain’t eating.

I’d get me a bunch of bats and balls and sneak me a couple of umpires and learn them kids behind the Iron Curtain how to tote a bat and play baseball.

Anybody who’s ever had the privilege of seeing me play knows that I am the greatest pitcher in the world.

I only went to the third grade because my father only went to the fourth and I didn’t want to pass him.

Mr. Rickey, I’ll put more people in the park than anybody since Babe Ruth.

All ballplayers want to wind up their careers with the Cubs, Giants or Yankees. They just can’t help it.