A biography for Pete Rosehasn’t been written yet.
“Sliding headfirst is the safest way to get to the next base, I think, and the fastest. You don't lose your momentum, and there's one more important reason I slide headfirst, it gets my picture in the paper.”
“I'm built like my dad. Stocky, strong.”
“Obama's a great speaker. Because of his speaking ability and his appearance, a lot of guys got on board. Being the first African American, a lot guys got on board.”
“I am grateful that I live in a nation where most believe that one's punishment should fit their wrongdoing and that ours is a nation that judges an individual by both what he has done and how he has changed.”
“The team that wins two-thirds of its one run games usually wins the pennant.”
“When somebody wants to interview me, I've always got something to say.”
“If somebody is gracious enough to give me a second chance, I won't need a third.”
“Hillary Clinton wrote a book. She got paid. I don't understand why I can't.”
“Your obligation as a base runner is to try and be safe within the rules. OK?”
“There's other ways to make your head and muscles bigger than just steroids.”
“Of course, I believe that Mike Piazza is probably the greatest offensive catcher in the history of baseball, only got over 50%. Johnny Bench is the best catcher in the history of baseball, but Piazza has all the record for catchers as far as offensively.”
“I can't remember, I wish I could remember the first time I bet on baseball.”
“My father taught me that the only way you can make good at anything is to practice, and then practice some more.”
“No matter how many times you say you're sorry, somebody is not going to hear you.”
“I don't go to bed every night worried about getting back into baseball.”
“I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball.”
“I would think if someone connected to steroids made the Hall of Fame, that would enhance my chances of making the Hall of Fame.”
“It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.”
“You know, baseball's not stupid. Baseball does what the fans want, usually.”
“I came to Vegas because I work 20 days a month here; I couldn't live anywhere else.”