Quotes by Rogers Hornsby
“I always tried to hit the ball back through the box. A pitcher has to be a pretty good fielder to get a ball hit that hard.”— Rogers Hornsby
“Any ballplayer that don't sign autographs for little kids ain't an American. He's a communist.”— Rogers Hornsby
“People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.”— Rogers Hornsby
“I don't want to be a hero, I don't want to be a star. It's very simple: I want to be a baseball player.”— Rogers Hornsby
“Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.”— Rogers Hornsby