Top 42 Quotes by Bill James

About Bill James

These are some quotes by American author Bill James Writer, who was born on October 5, 1949.

Any of us are capable of doing things we're not proud of under the wrong kind of stresses.

Any of us are capable of doing things we're not proud of under the wrong kind of stresses.

Bill James

Computers, like automobiles and airplanes, do only what people tell them to do.

Computers, like automobiles and airplanes, do only what people tell them to do.

Bill James

I like to feel that I understand little things about sports.

I like to feel that I understand little things about sports.

Bill James

There are many things that you can't measure. But the great fun of what I do for a living is figuring out ways to measure things that people previously considered intangible.

There are many things that you can't measure. But the great fun of what I do for a living is figuring out ways to measure things that people previously considered intangible.

Bill James

You know one little way in which baseball changes us? We don't even think twice about Japanese names anymore. You know what I mean?

You know one little way in which baseball changes us? We don't even think twice about Japanese names anymore. You know what I mean?

Bill James

There comes a moment during a job interview when you're still talking, but you might as well take off your shoes.

There comes a moment during a job interview when you're still talking, but you might as well take off your shoes.

Bill James

The business of popularizing crime is how we expose the faults in our justice system. It's how we expose police misconduct.

The business of popularizing crime is how we expose the faults in our justice system. It's how we expose police misconduct.

Bill James

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

If a candidate for office starts talking about thinning the deer population or investing in barriers to reduce the number of deer on the highways, the other side will probably just ignore him, because they're not going to know what to say about it. But there is a chance that the issue will resonate with voters in an unexpected way.

Bill James

Bunting is usually a waste of time. The - generally, yeah, I mean, if you think about it, bunt is the only play in baseball that both sides applaud. The - if the home team bunts, you get a base. The home team applauds because they get an out, and the other team applauds because they get a base. So what does that tell you?

Bill James

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