Bob Uecker Quotes, Thoughts and images

I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.

They broke it to me gently. The manager came up to me before a game and told me they didn't allow visitors in the clubhouse.

People don't know this, but I helped the Cardinals win the pennant. I came down with hepatitis. The trainer injected me with it!

I had a great shoe contract and glove contract with a company that paid me a lot of money never to be seen using their stuff.

Between me and my roommate, we've hit 400 Major League home runs.

I led the league in go get 'em next time.

The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.

I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.

When I played baseball I got death threats all the time--from my mother.

I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don't even get printed.

On TV the people can see it. On radio you've got to create it.

I would order a dozen bats and there were times they'd come back with handles at each end.

Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.

They have Easter egg hunts in Philadelphia, and if the kids don't find the eggs, they get booed.

I make fun of situations and try and find the humor in things, but it's never at the expense of the other guy.

Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?

When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.

My kids used to do things to aggravate me, too. I'd take them to a game, and they'd want to come home with a different player.

After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.

I had slumps that lasted into the winter.

I just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn't appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.

We were on for six years. We were in syndication for a while. It had its run. I still see the people from 'Mr. Belvedere,' too. We stay in touch.

I was acting when I was playing baseball.

I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career - anything for a laugh.