50 Baseball Quotes to Inspire Every Player

Legendary Baseball Quotes from the Greats

1. "Every strike brings me closer to the next home run." – Babe Ruth
2. "Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical." – Yogi Berra
3. "There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do." – Derek Jeter
4. "It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up." – Babe Ruth
5. "You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possibly be—in baseball and in life." – Pete Rose
6. "Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there." – Bo Jackson
7. "The way a team plays as a whole determines its success." – Babe Ruth
8. "If you're not practicing, someone else is, somewhere." – Pete Maravich
9. "I’d walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball." – Pete Rose
10. "The game teaches you how to deal with failure." – Mike Trout

Motivational Baseball Quotes for Players

11. "Champions keep playing until they get it right." – Billie Jean King
12. "Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire." – Arnold H. Glasow
13. "Don’t let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game." – A Cinderella Story
14. "Practice like you’ve never won. Play like you’ve never lost." – Unknown
15. "Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve become is the little boy who fell in love with the game." – Unknown
16. "It’s what you do before the season starts that makes a champion." – Bear Bryant
17. "Winners never quit and quitters never win." – Vince Lombardi
18. "Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom." – George S. Patton
19. "Baseball is more than a game. It’s like life played out on a field." – Juliana Hatfield
20. "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard." – Tim Notke

Teamwork and Leadership Baseball Quotes

21. "A team is only as strong as its weakest link." – Unknown
22. "The name on the front of the jersey means more than the one on the back." – Miracle
23. "Great teammates care more about winning than scoring." – Unknown
24. "Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships." – Michael Jordan
25. "The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team." – Phil Jackson
26. "Leadership is not about being the best. It’s about making everyone else better." – Unknown
27. "Unity is strength. When there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved." – Mattie Stepanek
28. "Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the success." – Unknown
29. "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." – African Proverb
30. "No one can whistle a symphony. It takes an orchestra to play it." – H.E. Luccock

Quotes About Perseverance and Grit

31. "Fall seven times, stand up eight." – Japanese Proverb
32. "The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in determination." – Tommy Lasorda
33. "Pressure is something you feel when you don’t know what you’re doing." – Chuck Noll
34. "There’s no crying in baseball!" – A League of Their Own
35. "Pain is temporary. Pride is forever." – Unknown
36. "Success isn’t owned, it’s leased. And rent is due every day." – J.J. Watt
37. "Perseverance is not a long race; it’s many short races one after another." – Walter Elliot
38. "Tough times don’t last, but tough people do." – Robert H. Schuller
39. "Keep your eyes on the ball and your feet on the ground." – Unknown
40. "Failure is not the opposite of success. It’s part of success." – Arianna Huffington

Inspirational Quotes to Live By—On and Off the Field

41. "Play every game like it’s your last." – Unknown
42. "Be so good they can’t ignore you." – Steve Martin
43. "Dream big. Train hard. Stay humble." – Unknown
44. "Leave it all on the field." – Unknown
45. "Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment." – Jim Rohn
46. "Be better today than you were yesterday." – Unknown
47. "Train your mind to see the good in every situation." – Unknown
48. "You are your only limit." – Unknown
49. "The grind never stops." – Unknown
50. "Let your hustle be louder than your words." – Unknown