All Branch Rickey Quotes
Thou shalt not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, indeed thou shall steal and thou must.
Branch Rickey
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Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.
Branch Rickey
58% of people like this quote
Baseball people, and that includes myself, are slow to change and accept new ideas. I remember that it took years to persuade them to put numbers on uniforms.
Branch Rickey
57% of people like this quote
The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball.
Branch Rickey
56% of people like this quote
How to use your leisure time is the biggest problem of a ballplayer.
Branch Rickey
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Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game.
Branch Rickey
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Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.
Branch Rickey
54% of people like this quote
I don't care if I was a ditch-digger at a dollar a day, I'd want to do my job better than the fellow next to me. I'd want to be the best at whatever I do.
Branch Rickey
53% of people like this quote
It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind.
Branch Rickey
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Cobb lived off the field as though he wished to live forever. He lived on the field as though it was his last day.
Branch Rickey
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