Sliding headfirst is the safest way to get to the next base, I think, and the fastest. You don't lose your momentum, and there's one more important reason I slide headfirst, it gets my picture in the paper. Pete Rose More Quotes by Pete Rose More Quotes From Pete Rose It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square. Pete Rose athletebaseballsports The thing I would like most to leave behind is to be remembered for trying hard. Pete Rose rememberedbehindstrying I don't like to be compared to Joe Jackson. because Joe Jackson, I think, took money to throw World Series games. Well, I know I bet on my own team to win. There's pretty much a big difference there, but both of us were wrong. Pete Rose teamwinningthinking The manager of a team is like a stagecoach, he can't move unless he has the horses. Pete Rose horseteamsports Some players you pat their butts, some players you kick their butts, some players you leave alone. Pete Rose playerleave-me-alonesports There is an old saying that money can't buy happiness. If it could, I would buy myself four hits every game. Pete Rose fourgamesreality The only book I ever read cover to cover was The Pete Rose Story. I read half of The Lou Gehrig Story and then made a book report on it for four straight years. Pete Rose rosebookyears Hitting. That's what I enjoy most. Realistically, it's probably the hardest thing to do in all of sport. Think about it. You've got a round ball, a round bat, and the object is to hit it square. Pete Rose squaressportsthinking Playing baseball for a living is like having a license to steal. Pete Rose stealingbaseballsports Don Gullett's the only guy who can throw a baseball through a car wash and not get the ball wet. Pete Rose carguybaseball I always say, the only time you gotta worry about getting booed is when you're wearing a white uniform. And I've never been booed wearing a white uniform. Pete Rose baseballwhiteworry Baseball is a universal language. Catch the ball, throw the ball, hit the ball. Pete Rose ballslanguagebaseball Doctors tell me I have the body of a thirty year old. I know I have the brain of a fifteen year old. If you've got both, you can play baseball. Pete Rose doctorsbaseballsports I'd be willing to bet you, if I was a betting man, that I have never bet on baseball. Pete Rose baseballsportsmen The team that wins two-thirds of its one run games usually wins the pennant. Pete Rose teamrunningsports When you step into the batter's box, have nothing on your mind except baseball. Pete Rose baseballmindmotivational Am I still in uniform? Then I ain't retired. Pete Rose retireduniformsstills I came to Vegas because I work 20 days a month here; I couldn't live anywhere else. Pete Rose vegasmonths He (Eric Davis) gets power from his bat speed.....it's like he has cork in his arms. Pete Rose ericbatsbaseball The greatest competitor was Bob Gibson. He worked so fast out there and he always had the hood up. He always wanted to close his own deal. He never talked to you because he was battling so hard. I sure as hell don't miss batting against him, but I miss him in the game. Pete Rose gamesmissing-yousports