The 37+ Nolan Ryan Quotes

And That's What Makes This A Great Game, Is The Support And The Commitment That The Fans Give The Game.

I Always Thought That There Was Going To Be Life After Baseball, And So I Designed That In My Life I Would Have Other Interests After Baseball That I Would Be Able To Step Into. And I Didn't Realize The Grip That Baseball Had On Me And On My Family.

For My Children, They Spent 15 To 20 Years Of Their Life In Baseball. And Ruth And I Spent So Many Years Of Our Married Life That That Was Our Life. We Knew Nothing Else.

I Had The Pleasure, As Robin Said, To Live A Childhood Dream As Many Young Americans And Puerto Rican Children Live That Play Youth Baseball. And I Feel Honored And Very Thankful For That Opportunity.

I Can Honestly Say It Took Two Full Years For Me To Get Over The Fact That I Was No Longer A Baseball Player.

I Like To Refer To My Years With The Angels As The Foundation Of My Career.

Dick Moss, My Agent. Dick Became My Agent In 1979 When I Signed My Contract With The Houston Astros.

And Then When I Went To Stay In '68, I Can Honestly Say That I Was Not Focused On My Career And On What It Took To Be A Major League Pitcher And To Be A Starting Pitcher.

I Feel Very Fortunate That I Played For The Four Organizations I Did.

And To Play As Long As I Did And To Have A Family You Have To Be Very Blessed And I Was With My Wife Ruth. Ruth, I Appreciate The Job You Did, And My Three Fine Children, Reid, Reese, And Wendy.

And When I Went To Houston, They Had A Conditioning Coach By The Name Of Gene Coleman. And That Was The First Time I Had Gone To An Organization That Had A Program With A Weight Room And Designed Specifically For Pitchers.

I Guess That's What Little League Is All About -- Trying.