216 Quotes by Pete Rose

We were so poor when I was a kid that I had a sister who was stamped, 'Made In Japan.'

Pressure? Well it ain't hitting in forty-four straight games, because I done that and it was fun. The playoffs are pressure.

Brooks Robinson belongs in a higher league.

Some players you pat their butts, some players you kick their butts, some players you leave alone.

When people ask me, "Who was the toughest pitcher you ever faced?", I have to say that there has never been a pitcher who over-impressed me. That's not meant to be a bragging statement. It's just that I get up for good pitchers.

The manager of a team is like a stagecoach, he can't move unless he has the horses.

I don't like to be compared to Joe Jackson. because Joe Jackson, I think, took money to throw World Series games. Well, I know I bet on my own team to win. There's pretty much a big difference there, but both of us were wrong.

There's other ways to make your head and muscles bigger than just steroids.

I've got a 15-year old son and a 10-year old daughter, and if they were going to do one of the following things: be an alcoholic; be a drug offender; beat their wife or husband; or gamble. I hope they would gamble.