Quote authors in 1926

Authors of 1926

Born or Deceased in 1926

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Born :6 November 1926

Joe Garagiola

Joe Garagiola

Born :12 February 1926

Bowie Kuhn

Bowie Kuhn

Born :28 October 1926

Bob Richards

Bob Richards

Born :20 February 1926

Robin Roberts

Robin Roberts

Born :30 September 1926

Duke Snider

Duke Snider

Born :19 September 1926

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Born :1 June 1926

Richard Matheson

Richard Matheson

Born :20 February 1926

Anne McCaffrey

Anne McCaffrey

Born :1 April 1926

Quotes of 1926

Quotes taken from the authors in 1926

It's pitching, hitting and defense that wins. Any two can win. All three make you unbeatable.

I know a baseball star who wouldn't report the theft of his wife's credit cards because the thief spends less than she does.

Baseball is a game of race, creed, and color. The race is to first base. The creed is the rules of the game. The color? Well, the home team wears white uniforms, and the visiting team wears gray.

The Orioles' Dick Hall comes off the mound like a drunk kangaroo on roller skates.

I went through baseball as 'a player to be named later.'

My high salary for one season was forty-six thousand dollars and a Cadillac.

Swing hard, in case they throw the ball where you're swinging.

What a player does best, he should practice least. Practice is for problems.

In the split second from the time the ball leaves the pitcher's hand until it reaches the plate you have to think about your stride, your hip action, your wrist action, determine how much, if any the ball is going to break and then decide whether to swing at it.

Man, if I made one million dollars I would come in at six in the morning, sweep the stands, wash the uniforms, clean out the office, manage the team and play the games.

People who have good relationships at home are more effective in the marketplace.

You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations.

You do not pay the price of success, you enjoy the price of success.

Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.

Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business.

It's about focusing on the fight and not the fright.

Oh well, the truth hurts, doesn't it?

The combination of landing the biggest interview of my career and having a drill in my back reminds me that God only gives us what we can handle and that it helps to have a good sense of humor when we run smack into the absurdity of life.

I cannot believe how fine I am with being bald.

Everything's the same; I'm living with cancer and it's not going to stop me. But until you really test yourself and challenge yourself, I don't think you quite know.