Bob Uecker quotes

In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs. (Bob Uecker)
I hope the fans have enjoyed listening as much as I've enjoyed doing the games. I don't ever go to the park where I don't have a good day. I don't like losing. But I don't think I ever go to the park where I have a bad day. I don't think once. View quote
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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball? View quote
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Not bragging by any means, but I could have done a lot of other stuff as far as working in films go and working in television... I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do. View quote
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I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture. View quote
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The biggest thrill a ballplayer can have is when your son takes after you. That happened when my Bobby was in his championship Little League game. He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud. View quote
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I had a great shoe contract and glove contract with a company who paid me a lot of money never to be seen using their stuff. View quote
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When I came up to bat with three men on and two outs in the ninth, I looked in the other team's dugout and they were already in street clothes. View quote
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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to? I always tried to stay around .190, with three or four RBI. And I tried to get them all in September. That way I always had something to talk about during the winter. View quote
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I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade. View quote
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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me. (Bob Uecker)
We were on for six years. We were in syndication for a while. It had its run. I still see the people from 'Mr. Belvedere,' too. We stay in touch. View quote
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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products. View quote
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I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don't even get printed. View quote
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Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball, I think I set a terrific example of 'Don't do this' and 'Don't do that.' And that's one of the things that I'm most proud of. View quote
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Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate. I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend. View quote
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I had been playing for a while, and I asked Louisville Slugger to send me a dozen flame treated bats. But when I got it, I realized they had sent me a box of ashes. View quote
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Before broadcasting for 50-some years, I did TV, played 10 years in the big leagues, won a world championship - and played a big part in that, too, letting the Cardinals inject me with hepatitis. Takes a big man to do that. View quote
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Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the way I did, I think that was a much greater feat. View quote
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After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else. View quote
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter. (Bob Uecker)
I just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn't appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though. View quote
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I was acting when I was playing baseball. View quote
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I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career - anything for a laugh. View quote
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You throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on the team. View quote
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Bob Uecker

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Occupation: American Baseball Player
Born: January 26, 1934
Died: January 16, 2025
Quotes count: 38

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