A biography for Dizzy Deanhasn’t been written yet.
“The good Lord was good to me. He gave me a strong body, a good right arm, and a weak mind.”
“Mr. Rickey, I'll put more people in the park than anybody since Babe Ruth.”
“Anybody who's ever had the privilege of seeing me play knows that I am the greatest pitcher in the world.”
“I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got to know, I keep in my head.”
“Son, what kind of pitch would you like to miss.”
“The doctors x-rayed my head and found nothing.”
“Practice, work hard, and give it everything you have.”
“I was blessed with a strong arm and a weak mind.”
“It ain't bragging if you can do it.”
“I ain't what I used to be, but who the hell is?”
“All ballplayers want to wind up their careers with the Cubs, Giants or Yankees. They just can't help it.”
“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.”
“I can't tell you why there's a delay, but stick your head out of the window and you'll know why.”
“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.”