Bill Veeck

“That's the true harbinger of spring, not crocuses or swallows returning to Capistrano, but the sound of a bat on a ball.”

“I have discovered in 20 years of moving around a ballpark, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats.”

“The most beautiful thing in the world is a ballpark filled with people.”

“Baseball is the only game left for people. To play, you've got to have a lot of little boy in you.”

“The game is supposed to be fun.”

“Look, we play the Star Spangled Banner before every game. You want us to pay income taxes, too?”

“It isn't fun unless you're the underdog.”

“I don't want to be a hero. I don't want to be a star. It's not my style.”

“There are only two seasons - winter and Baseball.”

“Sometimes the best deals are the ones you don't make.”

“I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity.”