A biography for Dale Murphyhasn’t been written yet.
“Society is what we make of it, so we'd better try to make it the best we can.”
“It's always great when you're really needed.”
“If you live what you believe, you will always have the respect of others.”
“You don't usually get treated unfairly. You usually get what you deserve.”
“I've been complimented enough and asked to run for various offices out here in Utah, but right now, I'm not interested. I don't know that I have the stomach for it.”
“When you come right down to it, I guess I really am pretty bland.”
“One of the more challenging things in life is not being the guy who does the cheating, but not saying anything about it and going along with it.”
“I miss baseball.”
“Eddie Haas talked a lot about not hitting the ball in the air.”
“God isn't really interested in our batting averages.”
“Whether I'm hitting .100 or .300, I have resolved to at least enjoy every game.”
“I don't agree with everything that any of our political leaders say or believe - that's going to happen sometimes.”
“Gee I don't know, I just want to get home.”
“I don't want to give people the impression that I'm an almost perfect human being.”
“Tommie Aaron taught me how to have a good attitude, to be easy going and not get uptight.”
“I think people found out I'm just like anybody else. I've got problems, too.”
“Maybe I am naive about certain things. But I'm glad. I know all I want to know.”
“I've been lucky to have a lot of opportunities to help people.”
“To work with children anywhere is just plain fun.”
“Joe Torre would tell you to make sure you can hit the ball on the outside part of the plate.”