34 Quotes by Rogers Hornsby

I’ve cheated, or someone on my team has cheated, in almost every single game I’ve been in.

I’ve always played hard. If that’s rough and tough, I can’t help it. I don’t believe there’s any such thing as a good loser. I wouldn’t sit down and play a game of cards with you right now withing wanting to win. If I hadn’t felt that way I wouldn’t have got very far in baseball.

Any ballplayer that don’t sign autographs for little kids ain’t an American. He’s a communist.

When I was in the batter’s box, I felt sorry for the pitcher.

To be a good hitter you’ve got to do one thing – get a good ball to hit.

I don’t like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn’t help but feel sorry for the pitcher.

I never saw a pitcher I didn’t feel sorry for.