36 Quotes by Johnny Bench

These guys were the best. They were the best at their positions and made playing the game easier. And at the same time it made it so much more enjoyable.

I don't think you can set up a computer to do a strike zone on a guy who's 6-foot-5 and then a guy who's 5-8. Where does it draw the line? One guy stands tall, and another squats down, and it changes the lines. Nah. I still love the umpires; they do a great job. I don't have a problem with any of that.

My dad owned a propane company in Oklahoma.

Well, you know, Pudge Rodriguez, obviously is as good as it gets.

He knew how to pitch. He moved the ball around and was tough and tenacious on the mound.

I want to win, but there's the grind. There's so much responsibility for a catcher...My arm feels good. My legs will be all right. How long will I go on? How long can I go on? How long for I want to go on playing baseball? Is this what it's like to be thirty?

I was just thinking that I don't think Dad could hit this guy.

Jimmy Connors plays two tennis matches and winds up with $850,000, and Muhammad Ali fights one bout and winds up with five million bucks. Me, I play one-hundred and ninety games, and I'm overpaid!

I was valedictorian of my junior high and senior high classes.