A biography for Ernie Harwellhasn’t been written yet.
“It's time to say goodbye, but I think goodbyes are sad and I'd much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure.”
“In my almost 92 years on this earth, the good Lord has blessed me with a great journey.”
“I know that Jesus is in charge; he's walking with me.”
“God blessed me by putting me here for thirty-one years at Michigan and Trumbull.”
“With the Giants I broadcast the debut of Hall of Famer Willie Mays.”
“I knew that everybody could be replaced. Nobody lasts forever. And if you work for somebody, he's certainly got the privilege and the right to fire you.”
“Also I'm a part of the people that I've worked with in baseball that have been so great to me, Mr. Earl Mann of Atlanta, who gave me my first baseball broadcasting job.”
“It isn't me that people love. It's baseball.”
“In radio, they say, nothing happens until the announcer says it happens.”
“When I went to Brooklyn in 1948 Jackie Robinson was at the height of his brilliant career.”
“I love what I do. If I had my time over again, I'd probably do it for nothing.”
“Baseball is a rookie, his experience no bigger than the lump in his throat as he begins fulfillment of his dream.”
“A tall, thin old man waving a scorecard from the corner of his dugout. That's baseball.”
“I look on life as a joyous adventure.”
“Everybody we meet has an influence on us and an impact - good or bad. And I think that's why we have to be careful with the way we handle people because what we're doing is making an impact.”
“I have great faith that Heaven's there and I'll see my brothers and my mom and dad when I get there.”
“If I walked back into the booth in the year 2025, I don't think it would have changed much. I think baseball would be played and managed pretty much the same as it is today. It's a great survivor.”
“Whatever happens, I'm ready to face it.”
“I'd like to be remembered as someone who showed up for the job. I consider myself a worker.”
“Baseball is a spirited race of man against man, reflex against reflex. A game of inches. Every skill is measured. Every heroic, every failing is seen and cheered, or booed. And then becomes a statistic.”