I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don't even get printed. Bob Uecker More Quotes by Bob Uecker More Quotes From Bob Uecker Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball? Bob Uecker baseball The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up. Bob Uecker funny-baseballwaitingsports I make fun of situations and try and find the humor in things, but it's never at the expense of the other guy. Bob Uecker guyfuntrying 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. Bob Uecker glovesshoesstuff 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. Bob Uecker sportsmenyears 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. Bob Uecker dozenbatsflames After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else. Bob Uecker baseballwanted People have asked me a lot of times, because I didn't hit a lot, how long a dozen bats would last me. Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time - I would say eight to 10 cookouts. Bob Uecker eightlongpeople My kids used to do things to aggravate me, too. I'd take them to a game, and they'd want to come home with a different player. Bob Uecker homesportskids I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade. Bob Uecker best-yearthreeyears Baseball hasn't forgotten me. I go to a lot of old-timers games and I haven't lost a thing. I sit in the bullpen and let people throw things at me. Just like old times. Bob Uecker baseballgamessports I had a .200 lifetime batting average in the major leagues, which tied me with another sports great averaging 200 or better for a ten-year period: Don Carter, one of our top bowlers. Bob Uecker averagesportsyears 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. Bob Uecker sportsyearsthinking I had slumps that lasted into the winter. Bob Uecker slumpswintersports Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products. Bob Uecker baseballpaysports I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn't have that kinda money to put out. Bob Uecker bonusbravemen Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. To last as long as I did with the skills I had, with the numbers I produced, was a triumph of the human spirit. Bob Uecker skillsplaynumbers I think my top salary was maybe in 1966. I made $17,000 and 11 of that came from selling other players' equipment. Bob Uecker salaryplayerthinking Sure, women sportswriters look when they're in the clubhouse. Read their stories. How else do you explain a capital letter in the middle of a word? Bob Uecker womensportslooks I used to soak my mitts in a bucket of water for about two days. Then I'd put a couple of baseballs in the pocket and wrap it up with a rubber band. Today you don't have to do that, because catchers' mitts are more like first baseman's gloves. Bob Uecker couplebaseballtwo
