Playing baseball for a living is like having a license to steal.
More Quotes from Pete Rose:
I like Rose as a person. He played with great passion. I think he made a tragic mistake. We all make mistakes. You forgive and you move on. But Rose made a tragic mistake in not telling the truth. That's a tough nut for Bud Selig to handle. It was a sickness with Rose. He'd go to the dog track and he'd bet two or three thousand dollars on the dog running. He loved the action. You shouldn't have any betting in the locker room at all, whether it's baseball or it's horses. You can't beat the horses. You can't beat any kind of gambling because they have the odds. if they get deep into you they're going to say, 'Do this or do that.'Pete Rose
I've got a 15-year old son and a 10-year old daughter, and if they were going to do one of the following things be an alcoholic be a drug offender beat their wife or husband or gamble. I hope they would gamble.
Pete Rose
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
Here's my take on steroids We can say anybody took steroids. We don't know. Unless you took steroids the last two years, I don't care.
Pete Rose
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.
Pete Rose
Never bet on baseball.
Pete Rose
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