George Brett Quotations

I never lifted a weight in my life. Why am I going to do steroids? That's not going to do me any good. We didn't have any weights in our clubhouse. We had one exercise bike and that was for the guy who tweaked his hamstring. And that thing didn't even work half the time.

There's nothing like Opening Day. There's nothing like the start of a new season. I started playing baseball when I was seven years old and quit playing when I was 40, so it's kind of in my blood.

If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing you grandmother with her teeth out.

My father cared a lot about me, but he never gave me the satisfaction of really knowing it. Hitting .390 wasn't enough for him. Nothing seemed to be. He was not trying to be mean. He was just seeing to it that I never got self-satisfied, that I worked hard to get the most out of what I had.

If there was no intentional walks, the guy would just walk him anyway, unintentionally intentionally walk him. You see a lot more of that than what meets the eye.

I could have played another year, but I would have been playing for the money, and baseball deserves better than that.

I am not too serious about anything. I believe you have to enjoy yourself to get the most out of your ability. I can take the criticism with the accolades. Neither affects me.

If I was going to make one rule change, I would bring the DH in the National League.

Not many people get to the major leagues and succeed right away. There are some struggles. Everyone seems to struggle.

I'm a ballplayer. I know how hard the game is... and anybody that makes it in the Hall of Fame, I support. They become a member of our special fraternity.

Do I want someone to get more hits than me? No. Do I want someone to hit more home runs than me? No. Do I want someone to have more RBI than me? No. I get a kick out of seeing the all-time leaders and my name's on top of every one, with the exception of strikeouts. I get a kick out of that.

A woman will be elected President before Wade Boggs is called out on strikes. I guarantee that.

I've only read two books in my life: Baseball Sparkplug and Love Story.

Old third basemen become first basemen, and old first basemen become designated hitters.

American League teams don't bunt very often. National League teams bunt a lot.

If they stay within the organization, the obvious choice is Frank White . The thing is, if you hire him, it's going to be very difficult to fire Frank White if things don't go well. He's a local guy. He played at the academy. And he made such an impact on this community. He was a great player. God, it would be tough. You'd almost be saying, 'Frank, you've got five years or six years or 10 years.'

But that's the kind of team we were that year. We were seven games out at the All-Star break. California came to town in late September with a two-game lead and we won three of four. We won every game we had to win. We clinched on a Friday night in extra innings. We felt unbeatable.

I don't think I can play any other way but all out. I enjoy the game so much because I'm putting so much into it.

My problems are all behind me!

He looks like a greyhound, but he runs like a bus.

I was scared everyday I put on the uniform.

Every time I sit with our general manager at a baseball game, and there's number-cruncher and statistician guy - I'm sitting around - they start talking about stuff, and I say, 'What's that? I've never heard of that one before.

He said I couldn't do (off the field) what I did when I was 23 or 24, and I paid attention to him. Damn it, I got a trainer and went to spring training in the best shape of my career and in 1985 had the best season I ever had and we won the World Series. Before that, I didn't know how long I was going to play. That talk with Mr. Fogelman was the most inspiring talk I ever had with anyone.

If anyone stays away (after the 1981 strike), my response is this - those people had no right to ever come to the park, because they aren't true baseball fans.

Don't try to be a hero. Try to be a winner.

If I was going to make one rule change, I would bring the DH to the National League.

If I stay healthy, I have a chance to collect 3,000 hits and 1,000 errors.

Even today, if the Royals win six games all year, if they're going to go 6-156, I hope they beat the Yankees six times.

I used to be a mad hitter. And then I learned the longer you wait out the ball, the better you see it. And the better you see it, the harder you hit it. And the harder you hit it, the higher your average is going to be. And the higher your average is, the more money you're going to make.

I was three over. One over a house, one over a patio, and one over a swimming pool.

I don't think I can play any other way but all out . . . I enjoy the game so much because I'm putting so much into it.

When you get in that situation you simplify the approach, ... You play as hard as you can, win a game and come back to play another game. You don't think about having to win three games. You don't get ahead of yourself. You think about winning one game.

Every time I sit with our general manager at a baseball game, and there's number-cruncher and statistician guy - I'm sitting around - they start talking about stuff, and I say, 'What's that? I've never heard of that one before.'

When you looked at Toronto on paper and us on paper, we had maybe two or three position players who could have made their team,

The Air Corps . . . does not, at this time, feel justified in obligating . . . funds for basic jet propulsion research and experimentation.

If I stay healthy, I have a chance to collect 3,000 hits and 1,000 errors.