Collected Meditations
Showing 22 quotesThou shalt not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, indeed thou shall steal and thou must.— 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
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
The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the black race.— Branch Rickey
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
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