Pete Rose

Somebody's gotta win and somebody's gotta lose and I believe in letting the other guy lose.

The greatest competitor was Bob Gibson. He worked so fast out there and he always had the hood up. He always wanted to close his own deal. He never talked to you because he was battling so hard. I sure as hell don't miss batting against him, but I miss him in the game.

I love WWE.

I love the fans, I love the game of baseball, and I love Cincinnati baseball.

I bet on my team to win every night because I love my team; I believe in my team. I did everything in my power every night to win that game.

No one ever asked what was my relationship with Bart Giamatti. We used to talk about baseball a lot as a player and a commissioner, just talk about the game, what could we do to help the game, where's the game going, he was pretty good.

My father taught me that the only way you can make good at anything is to practice, and then practice some more.

Playing baseball for a living is like having a license to steal.

The game of baseball is better when the Dodgers are playing well, just like when the Yankees are playing well, or the Cubs, the Phillies, the big-name teams.

I am grateful that I live in a nation where most believe that one's punishment should fit their wrongdoing and that ours is a nation that judges an individual by both what he has done and how he has changed.

Since 1869, baseball has been doing pretty well.

There is an old saying that money can't buy happiness. If it could, I would buy myself four hits every game.