Pete Rose

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

"I've never looked forward to a birthday like I'm looking forward to my new daughter's birthday, because two days after that is when I can apply for reinstatement."

"My father taught me that the only way you can make good at anything is to practice, and then practice some more."

"There is an old saying that money can't buy happiness. If it could, I would buy myself four hits every game."

"No one ever asked what was my relationship with Bart Giamatti. We used to talk about baseball a lot as a player and a commissioner, just talk about the game, what could we do to help the game, where's the game going, he was pretty good."

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