Top 12 Quotes by Mike Schmidt

About Mike Schmidt

These are some quotes by American author Mike Schmidt Athlete, who was born on September 27, 1949.

I'm 61 now, and I'm comfortable in my lifestyle... I don't yearn for the limelight on a regular basis. I get a kick out of it every so often. I go to Philly and go to a game, and they make a big deal about me. That's fun for a couple of days, and I can go back to my own private life.

Mike Schmidt

Gold Gloves are nice to have people mention. They're basically saying you're a pretty good defensive player along with everything else. But I was about the offensive side.

Gold Gloves are nice to have people mention. They're basically saying you're a pretty good defensive player along with everything else. But I was about the offensive side.

Mike Schmidt

If you could equate the amount of time and effort put in mentally and physically into succeeding on the baseball field and measured it by the dirt on your uniform, mine would have been black.

If you could equate the amount of time and effort put in mentally and physically into succeeding on the baseball field and measured it by the dirt on your uniform, mine would have been black.

Mike Schmidt

Virtually every civilized society today holds sacred the right to peaceably bury their dead.

Virtually every civilized society today holds sacred the right to peaceably bury their dead.

Mike Schmidt

That was one of the most comfortable things about leaving baseball was to leave the environment. It's very much like a rock star existence - the nightlife, the hotels, lack of privacy... There's a lot of temptations out there. It was nice getting away from it.

Mike Schmidt

Pete Rose is the most likable arrogant person I've ever met.

Pete Rose is the most likable arrogant person I've ever met.

Mike Schmidt

I could ask the Phillies to keep me on to add to my statistics, but my love for the game won't let me do that.

I could ask the Phillies to keep me on to add to my statistics, but my love for the game won't let me do that.

Mike Schmidt

I've got to tell you right out of the chute, Ryan Howard, to me, is very interested in my input in his hitting. To me that makes me really feel good. We've chatted over the years about hitting.

I've got to tell you right out of the chute, Ryan Howard, to me, is very interested in my input in his hitting. To me that makes me really feel good. We've chatted over the years about hitting.

Mike Schmidt

I sort of ride the fence on that whole steroid era issue. I don't have a definite opinion like some of my fellow Hall of Famers. Some of the guys were very, very adamant about a person being associated with steroids: 'They'll never be in the Hall of Fame. If they are, I'll never come back.'

Mike Schmidt

Any time you think you have the game conquered, the game will turn around and punch you right in the nose.

Any time you think you have the game conquered, the game will turn around and punch you right in the nose.

Mike Schmidt

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