Pete Rose is the most likable arrogant person I've ever met..

You're trying your damndest, you strike out and they boo you. I act like it doesn't bother me, like I don't hear anything the fans say, but the truth….

I can't stand satisfaction. To me, greatness comes from that quest for perfection..

Any time you think you have the game conquered, the game will turn around and punch you right in the nose..

I need to be out earning. I can make more in two hours at a card show than I did [as a minor-league manager] all year..

If you could equate the amount of time and effort put in mentally and physically into succeeding on the baseball field and measured it by the dirt on….

I'm 61 now, and I'm comfortable in my lifestyle... I don't yearn for the limelight on a regular basis. I get a kick out of it every so often. I go to….

If you're associated with the Philadelphia media or town, you look for negatives. I don't know if there's something about their upbringing or they ha….

I could ask the Phillies to keep me on to add to my statistics, but my love for the game won't let me do that..

It isn't that hard to get RBI's when you're hitting home runs, you generally get a least one..

Major League Baseball has created a Pete Rose purgatory, and that's where he is. And that's where he's always going to be. It's unfortunate that the ….

But remember this: in the final analysis, you can believe in your dream, you can be taught, supported, motivated, and loved by others, but ultimately….

They read their sports pages, know their statistics and either root like hell or boo our butts off. I love it. Give me vocal fans, pro or con, over t….

I don't think I can get into my deep inner thoughts about hitting. It's like talking about religion..

Philadelphia is the only city, where you can experience the thrill of victory and the agony of reading about it the next day..