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Branch Rickey quotes

American Athlete December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965

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I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to go places - uprightness and strength and courage and civil respect and anything that affects the probabilities of failure on the part of those that are closest to me, that concerns me - I find fault. Branch Rickey
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
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
Branch Rickey quote: "All I had was natural ability."
All I had was natural ability. Branch Rickey
Branch Rickey quote: "How to use your leisure time is the biggest problem of a..."
How to use your leisure time is the biggest problem of a ballplayer. Branch Rickey
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
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. Branch Rickey
Branch Rickey quote: "The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history..."
The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the black race. Branch Rickey
Branch Rickey quote: "Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil."
Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil. Branch Rickey
Branch Rickey quote: "Cobb lived off the field as though he wished to live forever...."
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
Branch Rickey quote: "A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance."
A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance. Branch Rickey
Branch Rickey quote: "If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort...."
If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit. Branch Rickey
Branch Rickey quote: "Baseball is a game of inches."
Baseball is a game of inches. Branch Rickey
Branch Rickey quote: "Luck is the residue of design."
Luck is the residue of design. Branch Rickey
Branch Rickey quote: "A full mind is an empty bat."
A full mind is an empty bat. Branch Rickey

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