Ozzie Smith Professions : Baseball player Born : December 26, 1954 Browse All Authors Top 11 quotes by Ozzie Smith 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. Ozzie Smith character believe moving I may not drive in 100 runs a year, but I can prevent 100 runs from scoring against us. Ozzie Smith may running years When I'm in my groove there is no thinking. Everything just happens. Ozzie Smith competition athlete thinking We hope there is a sense of purpose in everything. Ozzie Smith purpose 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. Ozzie Smith umpires player thinking I don't think anybody ever really just retires where they don't do anything. Ozzie Smith retiring sports thinking 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. Ozzie Smith balls air hands My short game's not that good. It just becomes a matter of getting that weight moving. Ozzie Smith games sports moving I don't know how many people have ever seen the National Guard break in somewhere, but they mean business. Ozzie Smith break mean people No one paid attention to my offense. So having 2,000 hits is one of the things that is an accomplishment. Ozzie Smith offense accomplishment attention 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. Ozzie Smith real sports people Similar Authors Albert Belle baseball-player Bob Horner baseball-player Bob Wickman baseball-player Brian Gordon baseball-player Bronson Arroyo baseball-player Buster Posey baseball-player All Authors
