Quotes by Connie Mack

After all my years, there are two things I've never got used to - haggling with a player over his contract and telling a boy he's got to go back.
– Connie Mack
An outfield composed of Cobb, Speaker and Ruth, even with Ruth, lacks the combined power of DiMaggio, Musial and Ted Williams.
– Connie Mack
Any minute, any day, some players may break a long standing record. That's one of the fascinations about the game, the unexpected surprises.
– Connie Mack
As one of nine men, DiMaggio is the best player that ever lived.
– Connie Mack
Humanity is the keystone that holds nations and men together. When that collapses, the whole structure crumbles. This is as true of baseball teams as any other pursuit in life.
– Connie Mack
I guess more players lick themselves that are ever licked by an opposing team. The first thing any man has to know is how to handle himself.
– Connie Mack
I never saw a man who juggled his [Casey Stengel] lineup so much and who played so many hunches so successfully.
– Connie Mack
Mathewson was the greatest pitcher who ever lived. He had knowledge, judgment, perfect control and form. It was wonderful to watch him pitch when he wasn't pitching against you.
– Connie Mack
No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball.
– Connie Mack
The game has kept faith with the public, maintaining its old admission price for nearly thirty years while other forms of entertainment have doubled and tripled in price. And it will probably never change.
– Connie Mack
There has been only one manager, and his name is John McGraw.
– Connie Mack
You can't win them all.
– Connie Mack
You're born with two strikes against you, so don't take a third one on your own.
– Connie Mack