In 2019, there are certain things -- including physical acts like hugging -- that we shouldn't be doing any more, it's just not worth the risk. Mike Schmidt More Quotes by Mike Schmidt More Quotes From Mike Schmidt I don't think I can get into my deep inner thoughts about hitting. It's like talking about religion. Mike Schmidt talking religion thinking Any time you think you have the game conquered, the game will turn around and punch you right in the nose. Mike Schmidt famous-baseball games thinking I can't stand satisfaction. To me, greatness comes from that quest for perfection. Mike Schmidt quests greatness perfection Philadelphia is the only city, where you can experience the thrill of victory and the agony of reading about it the next day. Mike Schmidt agony reading cities But remember this: in the final analysis, you can believe in your dream, you can be taught, supported, motivated, and loved by others, but ultimately, your success depends on you. You must take responsibility for your body, your mind, and for your character. Mike Schmidt dream character believe If you could equate the amount of time and effort put in mentally and physically into succeeding on the baseball field and measured it by the dirt on your uniform, mine would have been black. Mike Schmidt effort black baseball You're trying your damndest, you strike out and they boo you. I act like it doesn't bother me, like I don't hear anything the fans say, but the truth is I hear every word of it and it kills me. Mike Schmidt truth-is fans trying I could ask the Phillies to keep me on to add to my statistics, but my love for the game won't let me do that. Mike Schmidt statistics games add If you're associated with the Philadelphia media or town, you look for negatives. I don't know if there's something about their upbringing or they have too many hoagies, or too much cream cheese. Mike Schmidt cheese philadelphia media I need to be out earning. I can make more in two hours at a card show than I did [as a minor-league manager] all year. Mike Schmidt league two years I'm 61 now, and I'm comfortable in my lifestyle... I don't yearn for the limelight on a regular basis. I get a kick out of it every so often. I go to Philly and go to a game, and they make a big deal about me. That's fun for a couple of days, and I can go back to my own private life. Mike Schmidt couple games fun They read their sports pages, know their statistics and either root like hell or boo our butts off. I love it. Give me vocal fans, pro or con, over the tourist types who show up in Houston or Montreal and just sit there. Mike Schmidt roots sports giving Major League Baseball has created a Pete Rose purgatory, and that's where he is. And that's where he's always going to be. It's unfortunate that the commissioner's office has decided to allow that to be the reality. I don't think Pete would mind if they said 'No' to Pete. Pete wants them to go one way or the other and get him out of the void he's in. Mike Schmidt baseball reality thinking Pete Rose is the most likable arrogant person I've ever met. Mike Schmidt arrogant-person mets rose It isn't that hard to get RBI's when you're hitting home runs, you generally get a least one. Mike Schmidt hitting home running My honest answer to that would be no because of a couple of things, first of all, it’s a language barrier. Because of that, I think he ca n’t be a guy that would sort of sit in a circle with four, five American players and talk about the game. Or try and learn about the game or discuss the inner workings of the game. Or come over to a guy and say, ‘ Man, you got ta run that ball out. ’ Just ca n’t be — because of the language barrier — that kind of a player. Mike Schmidt sports Actually, I do the dishes most of the time... You’re staring at me. Mike Schmidt sports I’ve got a dishwasher at home myself : my wife, that was bad, huh ? Mike Schmidt sports Virtually every civilized society today holds sacred the right to peaceably bury their dead. Mike Schmidt dead right society today I sort of ride the fence on that whole steroid era issue. I don't have a definite opinion like some of my fellow Hall of Famers. Some of the guys were very, very adamant about a person being associated with steroids: 'They'll never be in the Hall of Fame. If they are, I'll never come back.' Mike Schmidt ride never back opinion
