Rogers Hornsby Quotes & Sayings

I never saw a pitcher I didn't feel sorry for. — Rogers Hornsby

Now the advantage is all with the hitters. — Rogers Hornsby

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. — Rogers Hornsby

The home run became glorified with Babe Ruth. Starting with him, batters have been thinking in terms of how far they could hit the ball, not how often. — Rogers Hornsby

People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. — Rogers Hornsby

Baseball is my life, the only thing I know and can talk about. My only interest. — Rogers Hornsby

It don't make no difference where I go or what happens, so long as I can play the full nine. — Rogers Hornsby

I'd rather him (Grover Alexander) pitch a crucial game for me drunk, then anyone I've ever known sober. He was that good. — Rogers Hornsby

Any ballplayer that don't sign autographs for little kids ain't an American. He's a communist. — Rogers Hornsby

The big trouble is not really who isn't in the Hall of Fame, but who is. It was established for a select few. — Rogers Hornsby

Players who stand flat footed and swing with their arms are golfers, not hitters. — Rogers Hornsby

When I was in the batter's box, I felt sorry for the pitcher. — Rogers Hornsby

I always tried to hit the ball back through the box because that is the largest unprotected area. — Rogers Hornsby

A great hitter isn't born, he's made. He's made out of practice, fault correction, and confidence. — Rogers Hornsby

To be a good hitter you've got to do one thing - get a good ball to hit. — Rogers Hornsby

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. — Rogers Hornsby

I've never been a yes man. — Rogers Hornsby

The first rule of baseball is to get a good ball to hit. — Rogers Hornsby

I've cheated, or someone on my team has cheated, in almost every single game I've been in. — Rogers Hornsby

I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. — Rogers Hornsby