216 Quotes by Pete Rose

In the old days, you know, they didn't have batting cages. And in most ball parks, they only had one runway to the dugout.

You know, baseball's not stupid. Baseball does what the fans want, usually.

I look at the records, and you don't win the Cy Young seven times or the MVP without being a good player.

I still gamble, but it's all legal. I own horses, and I go to watch my horse. I don't go daily.

No player or manager has greater respect for the umpires than I do, and I have demonstrated that over the years.

Since 1869, baseball has been doing pretty well.

You don't dominate any sport when you're over 40.

Of course, I believe that Mike Piazza is probably the greatest offensive catcher in the history of baseball, only got over 50%. Johnny Bench is the best catcher in the history of baseball, but Piazza has all the record for catchers as far as offensively.

No one ever asked what was my relationship with Bart Giamatti. We used to talk about baseball a lot as a player and a commissioner, just talk about the game, what could we do to help the game, where's the game going, he was pretty good.