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 is I hear every word of it and it kills me.
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… - Mike Schmidt
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…
- Mike Schmidt
Any time you think you have the game conquered, the game will turn around and punch you right in the nose. - Mike Schmidt
Any time you think you have the game conquered, the game will turn around and punch you right in the nose.
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… - Mike Schmidt
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…
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 … - Mike Schmidt
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 …
I don't think I can get into my deep inner thoughts about hitting. It's like talking about religion. - Mike Schmidt
I don't think I can get into my deep inner thoughts about hitting. It's like talking about religion.
It isn't that hard to get RBI's when you're hitting home runs, you generally get a least one. - Mike Schmidt
It isn't that hard to get RBI's when you're hitting home runs, you generally get a least one.
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. - Mike Schmidt
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.
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… - Mike Schmidt
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…
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… - Mike Schmidt
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…
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