Fifty years from now I'll be just three inches of type in a record book.
– Brooks Robinson
I could field as long as I can remember, but hitting has been a struggle all my life.
– Brooks Robinson
I wouldn't mind seeing someone erase my record of hitting into four triple plays.
– Brooks Robinson
I'll play out the string and leave baseball without a tear. A man can't play games his whole life.
– Brooks Robinson
I'm a guy who just wanted to see his name in the lineup everyday. To me, baseball was a passion to the point of obsession.
– Brooks Robinson
I've always said when I broke in I was an average player. I had an average arm, average speed and definitely an average bat. I am still average in all of those.
– Brooks Robinson
If your not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job.
– Brooks Robinson
It's a pretty sure thing that the player's bat is what speaks loudest when it's contract time, but there are moments when the glove has the last word.
– Brooks Robinson
Whether you want to or not, you do serve as a role model. People will always put more faith in baseball players than anyone else.