99 Quotes by Ernie Harwell

It's a lot harder for one guy to make a reputation for himself in radio than it used to be because the listener has so many options.

I'm not an expert. I just want people to stay healthy, keep in shape and live the best life they can.

If you heard Harry Caray, he was best. If you heard Vin Scully, he was the best. If you heard Jack Buck, he was the best. That's the way it went. When I started, you were the only game in town, whether the listener liked it or not. They had to listen. Good or bad, you had to be in their ear.

I love the game because it's so simple, yet it can be so complex. There's a lot of layers to it, but they aren't hard to peel back.

I had a job to do, and I did it all these years to the best of my ability. That's what I'd like to leave behind as I finish my final game in Toronto.

Sparky's the only guy I know who's written more books than he's read.

Wheaties was the big sponsor in those days (1940s). They sponsored almost all the baseball games in the majors and the minors. That was a lot of Wheaties. I think there were twenty-four boxes in a case and some of these guys were hitting twenty-five and thirty home runs a season. We had a dog in those days named Blue Grass and the players used to give us their Wheaties for him. Blue Grass loved Wheaties and so did I.

Needless to say, I have more no-hitters than Nolan Ryan.

The good Lord has blessed me with a great journey.