216 Quotes by Pete Rose

Mr. Selig looked at me and said, 'I want to know one thing. Did you bet on baseball?' ... I looked him in the eye. 'Sir, my daddy taught me two things in life -- how to play baseball and how to take responsibility for my actions. I learned the first one pretty well. The other, I've had some trouble with. Yes, sir, I did bet on baseball.'

One thing about a hitting streak is the stamina.

I don't know what he did the last two years. All I know is the guy can hit.

I broke the record on Sept. 11 and I was born the day Lincoln was shot and the Titanic sank (April 14).

Four or five times a week, ... But I never bet against my own team, and I never made any bets from the clubhouse.

I don't think Pete ran a red light or had a speeding ticket. That's the kind of kid he is, ... I wish people understood how small the mistake he made is.

If I took steroids, I would have gotten 5,000 hits.

Here's my take on steroids: We can say anybody took steroids. We don't know. Unless you took steroids the last two years, I don't care.

had been an alcoholic or a drug addict, baseball would have suspended me for six weeks and paid for my rehabilitation.