67 Quotes by Nolan Ryan

I've got a different perception now and it's really enjoyable to be at this point in your life and be able to watch this.

Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt.

When I had dyslexia, they didn't diagnose it as that. It was frustrating and embarrassing. I could tell you a lot of horror stories about what you feel like on the inside.

You've got to realize that in any competition there is always a winner and loser. When it turns out that you're the loser on a given day, you can be a graceful loser, but it doesn't mean that you're a loser in the sense that you're willing to accept losses readily. Concede that on that day you weren't the best and that you were beaten in competition. But that should make you more dedicated and hard working. It's wrong to accept defeat as a loser. Be graceful about losing, but don't accept it.

And because of our friendship and Tom pushing me, I think I got in the best shape of my life during the years that I was with the Rangers.

And I can remember walking off the airplane in Houston, coming home from Atlanta, and it probably being the lowest day in my career.

When I had dyslexia, they didn’t diagnose it as that. It was frustrating and embarrassing. I could tell you a lot of horror stories about what you feel like on the inside.

It helps if the hitter thinks you’re a little crazy.

I grew up with the thought that I wanted to treat people the way I’d like to be treated, and I think if you do that, it’s pretty hard to go wrong.