Ueberroth Peter Quotes & Sayings

Baseball is a public trust. Players turn over, owners turn over and certain commissioners turn over. But baseball goes on. — Peter Ueberroth

My wife can't cook at all. She made chocolate mousse. An antler got stuck in my throat. — Rodney Dangerfield

Authority is 20% given and 80% taken ... so take it! — Peter Ueberroth

No one could suspect the intricate mysteries of her heart. — Kim Edwards

The hope of all who suffer, The dread of all who wrong. — John Greenleaf Whittier

A cloud hangs over baseball. It's a cloud called drugs and it's permeated our game. — Peter Ueberroth

He jerked his head at Dill: 'Things haven't caught up with that one's instinct yet. Let him get a little older and he won't get sick and cry. Maybe things'll strike him as being- not quite right, say, but he won't cry, not when he gets a few years on him.'
'Cry about what, Mr. Raymond?' Dill's maleness was beginning to assert itself.
'Cry about the simple hell people give each other- without even thinking. Cry about the hell white people give colored folks, without even stopping to think that they're people too.
A reflection on the innocence and vulnerability of children — Harper Lee

The state is out of control, the state is on a spending binge, the state has to stop putting itself in a hole that's getting deeper and deeper and deeper. — Peter Ueberroth

The integrity of the game is everything. — Peter Ueberroth

Now, a lot of people may be surprised at that, but I'm very dedicated to working out. Usually, it's running. It clears my mind, totally. I get on the treadmill, which I just bought, and I run on that for about 40-45 minutes. — Viola Davis

The international game has changed for bidding cities. — Peter Ueberroth

Here lies Mickey Mantle. Banned from baseball. — Peter Ueberroth

Michelle Kwan means more to the United States Olympic Committee than maybe any athlete that's every performed. She's a leader, she's been gracious, she's somebody to cherish forever. She's a real loss to the United States Olympic Committee, to the United States of America and, I think, to the world. — Peter Ueberroth

After looking at myself in the mirror, I looked at Satsuko. I could not believe that we were creatures of the same species. The uglier the face in the mirror, the more extraordinarily beautiful Satsuko seemed. If that ugly face were only uglier, I thought regretfully, Satsuko would look even more beautiful. — Jun'ichiro Tanizaki

Bob Mathias was one of those rare individuals with the ability to inspire a nation through his determination and perseverance. He was a champion in every aspect of life, and he embraced the values that make our country and the worldwide Olympic movement special — Peter Ueberroth

This is America's Team and we are confident this outstanding group of athletes will make our country proud. — Peter Ueberroth

Other sports play once a week but this sport is with us every day. — Peter Ueberroth

It's not, 'We have a city to bid, now let's go check in with the federal government'. — Peter Ueberroth