Quotes of Christy Mathewson - somelinesforyou

“ A pitcher is not a ballplayer. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they can talk of nothing else under the sun but acting. It's exactly the same way with baseball players. Your heart must be in your work. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ A pitcher is not a ballplayer. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ A young ballplayer looks on his first spring training trip as a stage struck young woman regards the theater. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ A boy cannot begin playing ball too early. I might almost say that while he is still creeping on all fours he should have a bouncing rubber ball. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But I owe the fans nothing and they owe me nothing when I am not pitching. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ A pitcher is not a ballplayer. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ The Head Game: Baseball Seen From the Pitcher's Mound. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But I owe the fans nothing and they owe me nothing when I am not pitching. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ Luck is a combination of confidence and getting the breaks. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ A pitcher is not a ballplayer. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ A boy cannot begin playing ball too early. I might almost say that while he is still creeping on all fours he should have a bouncing rubber ball. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But I owe the fans nothing and they owe me nothing when I am not pitching. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But I owe the fans nothing and they owe me nothing when I am not pitching. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they can talk of nothing else under the sun but acting. It's exactly the same way with baseball players. Your heart must be in your work. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ A boy cannot begin playing ball too early. I might almost say that while he is still creeping on all fours he should have a bouncing rubber ball. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ A pitcher is not a ballplayer. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ The Head Game: Baseball Seen From the Pitcher's Mound. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But I owe the fans nothing and they owe me nothing when I am not pitching. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ A pitcher is not a ballplayer. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ Luck is a combination of confidence and getting the breaks. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ Luck is a combination of confidence and getting the breaks. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they can talk of nothing else under the sun but acting. It's exactly the same way with baseball players. Your heart must be in your work. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ No man can have a 'yellow streak' and last. He must pay much attention to his nerves or temperament. He must hide every flaw. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ No man can have a 'yellow streak' and last. He must pay much attention to his nerves or temperament. He must hide every flaw. ”

- Christy Mathewson
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