I have always been much better at asking questions than knowing what the answers were. Bill James answerknowquestion Change image and share on social
We need new athletes all the time because we need new games every day - fudging just a little on the definition of the word 'need.' We like to have new games every day, and, if we are to have a constant and endless flow of games, we need a constant flow of athletes. Bill James athleteconstantday share on social
When I was a small kid, I grew up in the newspapers. Bill James growkidnewspaper Change image and share on social
Our society is very, very good at developing certain types of skills and certain types of genius. We are fantastically good at identifying and developing athletic skills - better than we are, really, at almost anything else. We are quite good at developing and rewarding inventiveness. Bill James athleticdevelopfantastically share on social
We don't genuinely need more literary geniuses. One can only read so many books in a lifetime. Bill James bookgeniusegenuinely Change image and share on social
I like to feel that I understand little things about sports. Bill James feelsportthing Change image and share on social
Do we need to have 280 brands of breakfast cereal? No, probably not. But we have them for a reason - because some people like them. It's the same with baseball statistics. Bill James baseballbrandbreakfast Change image and share on social
I try to take large, general questions that are difficult to resolve and break them down into small, very specific questions that have clear answers. Bill James answerbreakclear Change image and share on social
Crime cases tend to be fascinating until you figure out what happened. Bill James casecrimefascinate Change image and share on social
When people disagree with you, what you ultimately have to do is persuade people to agree with you - period. Bill James agreedisagreepeople Change image and share on social
