Jay Hanna “Dizzy” Dean was the full name of a professional baseball player from the United States. He is no longer standing between us. He was born on January 16, 1910, but died on July 7, 1974. During his Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Browns.
Furthermore, Dizzy Dean was the last National League (NL) pitcher to win 30 games in a season, and he had a brash and cheerful personality (1934). Aside from sports, he became a well-known television sports commentator. In 1953, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the team Hall of Fame in 2014 when it was reopened.
The top 14 quotes by this famous personality, Dean, are listed below. His quotes will motivate and inspire you.
“The doctors x-rayed my head and found nothing.”― Dizzy Dean
“It ain’t bragging if you can do it.”― Dean
“I ain’t what I used to be, but who the hell is?”― Dizzy Dean
4th of Dizzy Dean Quotes
“I can’t tell you why there’s a delay, but stick your head out of the window, and you’ll know why.”― Dizzy Dean
“Anybody who’s ever had the privilege of seeing me play knows that I am the greatest pitcher in the world.”― Dizzy Dean
“I won twenty-eight games in thirty-five and I couldn’t believe my eyes when the Cards sent me a contract with a cut in salary. Mr Rickey said I deserved a cut because I didn’t win thirty games.”― Dean
“Let the teachers teach English, and I will teach baseball. There is a lot of people in the United States who say isn’t, and they ain’t eating.”― Dizzy Dean
8th of 14 Dizzy Quotes
“MR. RICKEY, I’LL PUT MORE PEOPLE IN THE PARK THAN ANYBODY SINCE BABE RUTH.”― DEAN
“Son, what kind of pitch would you like to miss.”― Dean
“The good Lord was good to me. He gave me a strong body, a good right arm, and a weak mind.”― Dean
“I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got to know, I keep in my head.”― Dizzy
“I was blessed with a strong arm and a weak mind.”― Dizzy Dean
“Practice, work hard and give it everything you have.”― Dizzy
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