Pete Rose

My father taught me that the only way you can make good at anything is to practice, and then practice some more.

I still gamble, but it's all legal. I own horses, and I go to watch my horse. I don't go daily.

Sparky Anderson taught me this a long time ago: 'There's three ways you can treat a person. You can pat 'em on the butt, you can kick 'em in the butt, or you can leave 'em alone.'

I've never looked forward to a birthday like I'm looking forward to my new daughter's birthday, because two days after that is when I can apply for reinstatement.

If somebody is gracious enough to give me a second chance, I won't need a third.

Back in 1960 at Christmas time, I did work loading and unloading boxcars for Railway Express. That was a kind of weight training that helped me. I weighed about 160 when I started. I began to gain weight and kept right on gaining until I reached 195 pounds.

I like Barack Obama as a person. He's articulate, he knows sports, his brother-in-law's a coach. He always has the athletes to the White House. But I don't know about some of his policies and some of these people in Congress.

It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.

Creating success is tough. But keeping it is tougher. You have to keep producing you can't ever stop.

It's a round ball and a round bat and you got to hit it square.

When his enthusiasm goes he's through as a player.