Quotes by George Brett

George Brett

A woman will be elected President before Wade Boggs is called out on strikes. I guarantee that.

Guarantees That

President

Wade

American League teams don’t bunt very often. National League teams bunt a lot.

League

Team

Do I want someone to get more hits than me? No. Do I want someone to hit more home runs than me? No. Do I want someone to have more RBI than me? No. I get a kick out of seeing the all-time leaders and my name’s on top of every one, with the exception of strikeouts. I get a kick out of that.

Home

Names

Running

Don’t try to be a hero. Try to be a winner.

Hero

Trying

Winner

Even today, if the Royals win six games all year, if they’re going to go 6-156, I hope they beat the Yankees six times.

Winning

Yankees

Years

Every time I sit with our general manager at a baseball game, and there’s number-cruncher and statistician guy – I’m sitting around – they start talking about stuff, and I say, ‘What’s that? I’ve never heard of that one before.

Baseball

Numbers

Talking

He looks like a greyhound, but he runs like a bus.

Baseball

Looks

Running

He said I couldn’t do (off the field) what I did when I was 23 or 24, and I paid attention to him. Damn it, I got a trainer and went to spring training in the best shape of my career and in 1985 had the best season I ever had and we won the World Series. Before that, I didn’t know how long I was going to play. That talk with Mr. Fogelman was the most inspiring talk I ever had with anyone.

Careers

Play

Spring

I am not too serious about anything. I believe you have to enjoy yourself to get the most out of your ability. I can take the criticism with the accolades. Neither affects me.

Believe

Criticism

Serious

I could have played another year, but I would have been playing for the money, and baseball deserves better than that.

Baseball

Inspirational

Motivational

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Basketball

Behinds

Believe

Blood

Book

Careers

Chance

Criticism

Designated Hitter

Errors

Everyday

Exercise

Father

Firsts

Games

Golf

Guarantees That

Guy

Half

Health

Hero

Home

House

Ifs

Inspirational

Knowing

League

Looks

Mad

Mean

Motivation

Motivational

Names

Numbers

Parks

People

Play

President

Problem

Running

Serious

Softball

Special

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Spring

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Quotes by George Brett

George Brett

A woman will be elected President before Wade Boggs is called out on strikes. I guarantee that.

American League teams don’t bunt very often. National League teams bunt a lot.

Do I want someone to get more hits than me? No. Do I want someone to hit more home runs than me? No. Do I want someone to have more RBI than me? No. I get a kick out of seeing the all-time leaders and my name’s on top of every one, with the exception of strikeouts. I get a kick out of that.

Don’t try to be a hero. Try to be a winner.

Even today, if the Royals win six games all year, if they’re going to go 6-156, I hope they beat the Yankees six times.

Every time I sit with our general manager at a baseball game, and there’s number-cruncher and statistician guy – I’m sitting around – they start talking about stuff, and I say, ‘What’s that? I’ve never heard of that one before.

He looks like a greyhound, but he runs like a bus.

I am not too serious about anything. I believe you have to enjoy yourself to get the most out of your ability. I can take the criticism with the accolades. Neither affects me.

I could have played another year, but I would have been playing for the money, and baseball deserves better than that.

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