All ballplayers want to wind up their careers with the Cubs, Giants or Yankees. They just can't help it.
– Dizzy Dean
Anybody who's ever had the privilege of seeing me play knows that I am the greatest pitcher in the world.
– Dizzy Dean
I ain't what I used to be, but who the hell is?
– Dizzy Dean
I can't tell you why there's a delay, but stick your head out of the window and you'll know why.
– Dizzy Dean
I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got to know, I keep in my head.
– Dizzy Dean
I won twenty-eight games in thirty-five and I couldn't believe my eyes when the Cards sent me a contract with a cut in salary. Mr Rickey said I deserved a cut because I didn't win thirty games.
– Dizzy Dean
It ain't braggin' if you can back it up.
– Dizzy Dean
It puzzles me how they know what corners are good for filling stations. Just how did they know gas and oil was under there?
– Dizzy Dean
Let the teachers teach English and I will teach baseball. There is a lot of people in the United States who say isn't, and they ain't eating.
– Dizzy Dean
Mr. Rickey, I'll put more people in the park than anybody since Babe Ruth.
– Dizzy Dean
Son, what kind of pitch would you like to miss.
– Dizzy Dean
Sure I eat what I advertise. Sure I eat Wheaties for breakfast. A good bowl of Wheaties with bourbon can't be beat.
– Dizzy Dean
The doctors x-rayed my head and found nothing.
– Dizzy Dean
The dumber a pitcher is, the better. When he gets smart and begins to experiment with a lot of different pitches, he's in trouble. All I ever had was a fastball, a curve and a changeup and I did pretty good.
– Dizzy Dean
The good Lord was good to me. He gave me a strong body, a good right arm, and a weak mind.
– Dizzy Dean
Well what's wrong with ain't? And as for saying 'Rizzuto slud into second' it just ain't natural. Sounds silly to me. Slud is something more than slid. It means sliding with great effort.