“Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team player second, within the rules and spirit of the game.” … Read More
“Luck is the residue of opportunity and design.” Branch Rickey
“Fill in any figure you want for that boy (Mickey Mantle). Whatever the figure, it’s a deal.” Branch Rickey
“Luck is a residue of design.” Branch Rickey
“When (Rube) Waddellhad control and some sleep, he was unbeatable.” Branch Rickey
“Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.” Branch Rickey
“He (Leo Durocher) had the ability of taking a bad situation and making it immediately worse.” Branch Rickey
“Baseball is a game of inches.” Branch Rickey
“The world’s not so simple anymore, I guess it never was. We ignored it, now we can’t.” Branch Rickey
“Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.” Branch Rickey
“The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball.” Branch Rickey
“A full mind is an empty bat.” Branch Rickey
“Don’t look at the hole in the doughnut. Look at the whole doughnut.” Branch Rickey
“A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance.” Branch Rickey
“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 … Read More
“Thou shalt not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, indeed thou shall steal and thou must.” Branch Rickey
“A game of great charm in the adoption of mathematical measurements to the timing of human movements, the exactitudes and adjustments of physical ability to … Read More
“Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.” Branch Rickey
“I was in the top ten percent of my law school class. I am a Doctor of Juris Prudence. I have an honorary Doctor of … Read More
“I did not mind the public criticism. That sort of thing has not changed any program I thought was good.” Branch Rickey
