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" Obama's a great speaker. Because of his speaking ability and his appearance, a lot of guys got on board. Being the first African American, a lot guys got on board. "

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" I actually went to some Gamblers Anonymous classes, and I sat there for three or four of them, and I'm trying to figure out what I have in similarities with these other people, and I could never find anything. It just seems like it wasn't the right place for me. "

Pete Rose

Find

People

" I'm built like my dad. Stocky, strong. "

Pete Rose

Dad

Strong

" I played with 11 Hall of Famers and played against 52 Hall of Famers, and I don't know any of them linked to steroids. "

" Brooks Robinson belongs in a higher league. "

" The team that wins two-thirds of its one run games usually wins the pennant. "

" The greatest competitor was Bob Gibson. He worked so fast out there and he always had the hood up. He always wanted to close his own deal. He never talked to you because he was battling so hard. I sure as hell don't miss batting against him, but I miss him in the game. "

" The game of baseball is better when the Dodgers are playing well, just like when the Yankees are playing well, or the Cubs, the Phillies, the big-name teams. "

" Back in 1960 at Christmas time, I did work loading and unloading boxcars for Railway Express. That was a kind of weight training that helped me. I weighed about 160 when I started. I began to gain weight and kept right on gaining until I reached 195 pounds. "

" Of course, I believe that Mike Piazza is probably the greatest offensive catcher in the history of baseball, only got over 50%. Johnny Bench is the best catcher in the history of baseball, but Piazza has all the record for catchers as far as offensively. "

" You don't dominate any sport when you're over 40. "

" When guys do books or stories, all I like to see is the truth. "

" Your obligation as a base runner is to try and be safe within the rules. OK? "

Pete Rose

Your

Within

" I like Barack Obama as a person. He's articulate, he knows sports, his brother-in-law's a coach. He always has the athletes to the White House. But I don't know about some of his policies and some of these people in Congress. "

" Baseball and the players association have rules. If you stay within the rules - which say that you can play while you're appealing - I don't see what anyone would be in arms about. "

" The manager of a team is like a stagecoach, he can't move unless he has the horses. "

Pete Rose

Horses

Team

" No player or manager has greater respect for the umpires than I do, and I have demonstrated that over the years. "

" Are you tall? Are you strong? How big are your hands? You must be honest with yourself or you will end up using the wrong bat. "

" They haven't given too many gamblers a second chances in the world of baseball. "

" I bet on baseball in 1987 and 1988. "

Pete Rose

Bet

Baseball

" Sometimes, when you don't have spark, someone in the dugout has to create something. "

" I owe baseball. Baseball don't owe me a damn thing. "

Pete Rose

Damn

Damn Thing

" With the money I'm making, I should be playing two positions. "

" My body is my best asset. "

" When people think of me, they think about me knocking catchers down and knocking second basemen down and yelling at pitchers. But when I took the spikes off after the game, I was a nice guy when I went home. "

Pete Rose

Game

Nice

" I came to Vegas because I work 20 days a month here; I couldn't live anywhere else. "

" When I get the record, all it will make me is the player with the most hits. I'm also the player with the most at bats and the most outs. I never said I was a greater player than Cobb. "

Pete Rose

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Most

" Some of my biggest friends are big-time horse owners. "

" Somebody's gotta win and somebody's gotta lose and I believe in letting the other guy lose. "

" There's other ways to make your head and muscles bigger than just steroids. "