216 Quotes by Pete Rose

Hitting. That’s what I enjoy most. Realistically, it’s probably the hardest thing to do in all of sport. Think about it. You’ve got a round ball, a round bat, and the object is to hit it square.

It’s a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.

The greatest competitor was Bob Gibson. He worked so fast out there and he always had the hood up. He always wanted to close his own deal. He never talked to you because he was battling so hard. I sure as hell don’t miss batting against him, but I miss him in the game.

I always say, the only time you gotta worry about getting booed is when you’re wearing a white uniform. And I’ve never been booed wearing a white uniform.

If you screw up and do something, don’t lie about it; come clean.

What’s the game coming to? Evidently the guys making all these rules never played the game of baseball.

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

It doesn’t take much to get me up for baseball. Once the National Anthem plays, I get chills. I even know the words to it now.

I know about winning batting titles.