Braves Quotations

No one ever taught me how to shave; no one ever sat down to watch a Braves game with me. I paid for Yale myself, I lived by myself, I taught myself how to play the guitar. I did this all on my own.

It was really tough as a kid going to a Braves game. It was a guaranteed loss. You're looking at 100 losses a year. I was a huge baseball fan, played it for quite a while. But when '91 happened, with Smoltz and Glavine, it turned around, and I will say it made it pretty sweet.

The Atlanta Braves are really all that our children know about this crazy baseball life, and we are so thankful for this upbringing for them.

Braves fans are one-of-a-kind. Your passion to win comes close to equaling that of the players that go out on the field each and every game. But when the team goes through rough patches, you're there to encourage and cheer and believe that things will turn around.

When I was traded from the Oakland A's to the Atlanta Braves before the 2005 season, a childhood dream was realized. I grew up a Braves fan just a few hours south of Atlanta, and it was hard for me to believe that I was going to actually play for the Atlanta Braves and legendary manager Bobby Cox.

I am quite sure that a little man who braves ridicule to improve the lot of his fellow men, and is thanked by their jibes, is an interesting character.

When you think of all the players in the Braves organization, when they were in Milwaukee and now Atlanta, to be one of five players to be on the wall, that's special,

We're so close to Atlanta. We used to come down here and watch Braves games,

This winter we have set our sights on going back to sort of the old-fashioned Braves way of building championship teams with dominant pitching. That's what we think we have done and we are excited about the pitching staff we have put together for the season.

Let's relax, have a good time and prove that we're better than people think. We play to our competition. All year long, we've done that. The Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals, if we're fortunate enough to get there, I don't think they're going to take us lightly.

She became an institution at the ballpark for many years. The Braves were very fortunate to have known somebody like her.

Since the Braves rarely, if ever give up effective starters (see Bruce Chen , Damian Moss , Steve Avery , etc.) it's tough to believe that Marquis will bring much to the table in his post-Atlanta years.

I am turning my Golden Child Status over to Frenchie. He is going to be the next face for the Braves for a long time.

Buck called me to see if I was interested, and I told him yeah. Obviously, if everything's OK with the Braves from their end, I feel like it's an honor to play.

If a guy who has a personal interest in the Braves buys the team, he's more apt to take the money that he makes off the team and put it right back into the team ? such as Ted did. Time Warner didn't do that. Obviously, selling out to (Liberty Media), I don't see things being any different.

He's confident he will still be playing at a high level then. The Braves made a good effort and the Cubs did too. He turned down longer terms from other teams. We probably could have gotten close to this much money and twice as many years. But this was the right thing and the right team.

The owners at the time thought, well, were going to have to give all this money back, ... And he comes driving up, late, to do the show. Hed been to a Braves game.

I think it's the mentality of spring training and the mentality of the minor leagues. You know when you put that Braves jersey on, you're coming to the field to win every night.

I was just in second grade, and I'm watching the Braves go to the World Series, ... I mean, the World Series! I figure it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing.

I see it as a flip side to how the Atlanta Braves and the Cardinals have done it the last couple of years,

Players with other clubs don't take us lightly. The Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals, if we're fortunate to get there, I don't think they're going to take us lightly.

That brings focus to the fact that there is such a need. If folks that are high-profile in sports lend their name and they care, then you should care, too. It's just a wonderful opportunity for us to partner with the Braves to help keep the spotlight on affordable housing needs.

We got to see the Braves play the (St. Louis) Cardinals the Sunday we got down there. That was a real treat.

We were in the fall, so guess what we were up against: college football and the Atlanta Braves in the playoffs. God bless 'em, they were in the playoffs almost every year, and still are.

We're excited about the staff we will have coaching with the Braves this summer. Lance is certainly familiar with the Braves and the Valley League, and we think he's going to do a good job as our head coach. Coach Christy worked with Lance last summer and Mark has worked with Lance in the past so we should have a staff that works well together.

We picked up the first win (of the last series against the Braves at Shea) and still lost the last two. We need to stay focused.

You can't be selfish. Right now is a serious situation for us. The Braves lost tonight, and the Wild Card is still in our favor. If the same situation comes up again, I won't be happy, but I'll do what I've got to do ... This game is more about your team and not about yourself.

Throughout this remarkable 15-year run of ours in which the Braves have had so much success, I'm asked one question and one question only, ... And that is, 'How have you guys done it? How have the Braves been able to continue to win and put a championship organization and team on the field year after year after year?'

We feel that Bobby is the best manager in the game and his leadership has helped the Braves to set a very high standard of excellence -- not just in major league baseball, but in all of professional sports.

We have engaged an investment banking firm to help us assess strategic options for Turner South and a significant programming contributor to that network, the Atlanta Braves franchise, which may lead to the sale of one or both.

Even though they still expect to win, they will entrust spots in the lineup, or a spot in the rotation, to a young player. The Braves continue to commit to their young kids and commit to the right ones.

I see a different type of year than the Braves are used to. If you ask Bobby, it has to be one of the most challenging seasons in his whole career. Definitely different. To me, a Cinderella story.

I signed with the Milwaukee Braves for three-thousand dollars. That bothered my dad at the time because he didn't have that kind of dough. But he eventually scraped it up.

I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn't have that kinda money to put out.

I've been under contract with the Atlanta Braves for 14 years, and I hope to be under contract with them another 14 years. I love it here.

The viewpoints attributed to John Rocker in no way reflect the views of the Atlanta Braves organization.

It was tough for him. It really was. He had agonized to get to the Braves and Cubs, trying to make the decision between those two.

It was wonderful, and it was great of the Braves to invite us back. It's a godsend that there are so many of us that are still around. We had 21. Isn't that wonderful? It was great of the Braves to do it.

The Braves were very good to me, and I hoped to stay. But it's business. I hoped the Braves would match the offers.

The Braves have always been a classy organization. They earn the respect they've gotten.

A lot of hard work has gone into building these fields. You guys enjoy it. Make as much use as you can out of it, and maybe one day we'll see you in a Braves uniform.

They have a great pitching staff here, but I plan to be with the Braves for a long time. I want to make a good impression and see how it goes.

There's an old saying in baseball: Take care of your own backyard, ... It's not only Georgia kids, but kids all over the Southeast. They've been watching the Braves and want to be a part of it. That's one advantage we have regionally. A lot of these kids want to be an Atlanta Brave. A lot of times, they're more signable for us than they would be for another club.

It's a big series to start the year and let them know we're for real. The Braves are still the team to beat. You want to come out and play hard, and you want to let them know that we're not gonna go anywhere.

For me, it's like a regular game. I guess the Dodgers needed me more than the Braves needed me, and that's why I'm here. It's a business. I'm happy to be here. I have a lot of friends there, but baseball is like that.

It?s too early to be silly about this stuff. It?s not that we?re not taking this seriously, but I think it?s bigger for the Braves than for us. We?re four games ahead of them.

These teams are out of it in May and they're way outdrawing us. And even in September we're coming down to the wire, leading the wild card with about three weeks left and we're playing in front of 17,000 against the Braves on a weekend. That's where it becomes very frustrating.

These teams are out of it in May and they're way outdrawing us, ... And even in September we're coming down to the wire, leading the wild card with about three weeks left and we're playing in front of 17,000 against the Braves on a weekend. That's where it becomes very frustrating.

Any time you think about Atlanta Braves baseball, you think about the postseason and success, ... Coming over here, I knew that they were going to have a shot to do something special. It's been a little bit of a roller-coaster ride this year, but we're here right now. We feel like we have a good team that's going to be able to go out there and win and put up a championship for the city of Atlanta.

I just went and bought my Atlanta Braves cheerleading outfit, ... It's really sexy. I'm going to shave my legs tonight. I'll be ready to roll.

If somebody told me wed lose every game to the Braves this year and be in the World Series, Id take that.

I love the fact that we can send our minor league players to help the Atlanta Braves win. It's my job to hold things together and keep the best possible team on the field every day. It's something that happens. It's part of the game. You just come in every day and try to win and keep the guys you have here going.

If you talk to every one of (the Georgia-born players), they all have their favorite moments with the Braves, ... From the time they were 7, 8, 9 years old, they turned on the TV and there was Bobby Cox and the Atlanta Braves competing for division titles or championships. I think that is a big key.

He throws hard, but I saw where he's not throwing as hard and hitting more spots. That will make it more fun, I guess. He's pitching for the Braves in the playoffs, so he's obviously got some talent.

You couldn't say anything negative about any of the Braves without Pearl getting greatly offended.

These players are technicians. Do they have the power, the strength, that you see in the athletes in the States and other countries? No. Baseball is a game of fine motor skills. Asian players possess that. These are very good fielders, accurate throwers, hand-eye coordination guys, hit-and-run guys. They execute and that's how the Atlanta Braves win baseball games.

The first professional uniform I put on 16 years ago was a Braves uniform, and I wanted to try to make sure its my last. I want to retire as a Brave, but more importantly, I knew this was something that could help continue the winning tradition we've built and our quest to bring our fans another world championship.

There are obstinate and unknown braves who defend themselves inch by inch in the shadows against the fatal invasion of want and turpitude. There are noble and mysterious triumphs which no eye sees. No renown rewards, and no flourish of trumpets salutes. Life, misfortune, isolation, abandonment, and poverty and battlefields which have their heroes.