52 Quotes by Mickey Rivers

I like playing on this team. We actually been doin' real good. Got a different mix here. Most important thing is you gotta keep pickin' up in paces. That's why we're playing contentious play. We got top names, guys can still hit in the majors, guys been out of the game hittin' the ball, shockin' it. Don't have no old, old guys. Not sayin' they don't get a good job done. Fact is, they've been vice versa. So that's incentive right there. It's been a plus.

Don’t worry about things that you have no control over, because you have no control over them. Don’t worry about things that you have control over, because you have control over them.

I don’t get upset over things I can control, because if I can control them there’s no sense in getting upset. And I don’t get upset over things I can’t control, because if I can’t control them there’s no sense in getting upset.

He’s so ugly. When you walked by him, your pants wrinkle. He made fly balls curve foul.

Your first name’s white, your second is Hispanic, and your third belongs to a black. No wonder you don’t know who you are.

What was the name of that dog on “Rin Tin Tin”?

I was brought up in Florida, so there isn’t much difference between playing there and playing here. The climax are about the same.

These guys are so old they’re eligible for meals on wheels.

We’ll do all right if we can capitalize on our mistakes.