What did Bill Veeck mean by: I don’t want the natural athlete — I want a guy who’ll go after the hard ones. - Bill Veeck Promoter Copy
+ I don’t break the rules. I merely test their elasticity. Feraz Zeid, November 1, 2023December 26, 2023, Bill Veeck, Break, 0 - Bill Veeck Promoter
+ I do not think that winning is the most important thing. I think winning is the only thing. Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Bill Veeck, Baseball, Winning, 0 - Bill Veeck Promoter
+ The most beautiful thing in the world is a ballpark filled with people. Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Bill Veeck, Beautiful, Sports, 0 - Bill Veeck Promoter
+ Baseball is the only thing beside the paper clip that hasn’t changed Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Bill Veeck, Baseball, Paper, 0 - Bill Veeck Promoter
+ Baseball is a boy’s game that makes grown men cry. Feraz Zeid, July 26, 2023December 12, 2023, Bill Veeck, Baseball, Boys, 0 - Bill Veeck Promoter
+ Tradition is the albatross around the neck of progress. Feraz Zeid, June 18, 2023December 12, 2023, Bill Veeck, Necks, Progress, 0 - Bill Veeck Promoter
+ It never ceases to amaze me how many of baseball’s wounds are self-inflicted. Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Bill Veeck, Attitude, Baseball, Self, 0 - Bill Veeck Promoter
+ If you can’t outsmart people, outwork them. Feraz Zeid, July 17, 2023December 12, 2023, Bill Veeck, Baseball, Motivational, 0 - Bill Veeck Promoter
Usually when an athlete gets a reputation it sticks with him, even when he’s an old man. - Frank Deford Sportswriter · USA
Confidence is the most important quality in all athlete-coach relationships. - Franz Stampfl Athletics coach · Austria
The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any. - Fred Astaire Dancer · USA
I didn’t aspire to be a good sport; “champion” was good enough for me. - Fred Perry Tennis player · England
True champions aren’t always the ones that win, but those with the most guts. - Mia Hamm Soccer player · USA
