John McGraw Quotations

One percent of ballplayers are leaders of men. The other ninety-nine percent are followers of women.

My boy, one small breeze doesn't make a wind storm.

Why shouldn't we pitch to Babe Ruth? We pitch to better hitters in the National League.

Cobb would have to play center field on my all time team. But where would that put Speaker? In left. If I had them both, I would certainly play them that way.

This is purely a voter contact trip -- a chance to let voters here in California know him a little bit better,

This course gives me a lot more insight into the mentality and capability of attackers. We know all these vulnerabilities, but there are probably so many more that no one knows about.

They showed such big hearts and I was really touched by these kids. Elderly folks in the community just really don't have anybody. It was awesome.

Sportsmanship and easygoing methods are all right, but it is the prospect of a hot fight that brings out the crowds.

There is but one game and that game is baseball.

You think the greatest thing in the whole world would be to become a baseball player - if best things already happened, what's next?

Get in front of the ball, you won't get hurt. That's what you've got a chest for, young man.

I think we can win it if my brain holds out.

One percent of ballplayers are leaders of men. The other 99 percent are followers of women.

One small breeze doesn't make a wind storm.

He (Honus Wagner) was the nearest thing to a perfect player no matter where his manager chose to play him.

In playing or managing, the game of ball is only fun for me when I'm out in front and winning. I don't give a hill of beans for the rest of the game.

No club that wins a pennant once is an outstanding club. One which bunches two pennants is a good club. But a team which can win three in a row really achieves greatness.

Learn to know every man under you, get under his skin, know his faults. Then cater to him - with kindness or roughness as his case may demand.

If I had to pick the greatest team player in baseball today-and I have some of the greats on my own club-I would have to pick Pie Traynor.

With my team I am an absolute czar. My men know it. I order plays and they obey. If the don't, I fine them.

The team that gets off to a good start wins pennants.

The way to get a ball past (Honus) Wagner is to hit it eight feet over his head.

(Bill) Terry, you can ask for more money in the winter and do less in the summer than any ballplayer I know.

The boy's (Hack Wilson) got talent and desire, but he ain't got no neck.

The main thing is to win.

I name (Honus) Wagner first on my list, not only because he was a great batting champion and base-runner, and also baseball's foremost shortstop, but because Honus (Wagner) could have been first at any other position, with the possible exception of pitcher. In all my career, I never saw such a versatile player.