Ozzie Smith Quotations

We hope there is a sense of purpose in everything.

My short game's not that good. It just becomes a matter of getting that weight moving.

I don't know how many people have ever seen the National Guard break in somewhere, but they mean business.

I don't think anybody ever really just retires where they don't do anything.

We saw very little of the real Jack Buck behind the microphone. He would touch people in ways that we will never know. Jack was much more than just an announcer.

There are some guys that come off bad, but sometimes those people need you to come off like that. Sometimes they force you to come off like that, because you may tell them four or five times to go on, and they'll come back with their cap turned backwards and try again. Those are all tricks of the trade.

Electronically, we can go anywhere we want. It helps to break up the monotony of the classroom.

This is what we have to deal with all the time, and unfortunately we sometimes have to turn people away. When a guy does get upset, if people are around and see what's happening, I think they realize you have a real reason to do that.

For the most part, guys try to be nice about it, but when these guys keep coming and asking, it's hard, ... It's one thing if they ask you to personalize it. But when they start asking you to put 'Hall of Fame,' or put 'The Wizard,' or put how many Gold Gloves you won, you know what's happening.

No one paid attention to my offense. So having 2,000 hits is one of the things that is an accomplishment.

As I was in the air, the ball took a bad hop and caromed behind me, but I was able to catch it with my bare hand. I hit the ground, bounced back up, and threw Burroughs out at first.

There are 22 million people who have, some point in time, played hooky from work or school, so it's already an unofficial holiday,

I think umpires have too much power, without any system of checks and balances and the more money a player makes, the more the umpire tries to show off that power to him. Unfortunately, since I signed my contract my strike zone has suddenly become a lot larger.

When I'm in my groove there is no thinking. Everything just happens.

I sincerely believe that there is nothing truly great in any man or woman except their character, their willingness to move beyond the realm of self and into a greater realm of selflessness. Giving back is the ultimate talent in life. That is the greatest trophy on my mantel.

I may not drive in 100 runs a year, but I can prevent 100 runs from scoring against us.