Connie Mack Quotes

"Humanity is the keystone that holds nations and men together. When that collapses, the whole structure crumbles. This is as true of baseball teams as any other pursuit in life."
-Connie Mack in Humanity quotes.

"After all my years, there are two things I've never got used to - haggling with a player over his contract and telling a boy he's got to go back."
-Connie Mack

"There has been only one manager, and his name is John McGraw."
-Connie Mack

"I guess more players lick themselves that are ever licked by an opposing team. The first thing any man has to know is how to handle himself."
-Connie Mack in Sports quotes.

"Any minute, any day, some players may break a long standing record. That's one of the fascinations about the game, the unexpected surprises."
-Connie Mack in Sports quotes.

"You're born with two strikes against you, so don't take a third one on your own."
-Connie Mack

"The game has kept faith with the public, maintaining its old admission price for nearly thirty years while other forms of entertainment have doubled and tripled in price. And it will probably never change."
-Connie Mack

"I never saw a man who juggled his [Casey Stengel] lineup so much and who played so many hunches so successfully.""
-Connie Mack