Ozzie Smith Quotes

You've got to give [young players] time to develop. Some guys are just late bloomers. ? Chuck told B.J. he's really improved this year. They're just trying to exhaust all the avenues they can and not leave any stone unturned. - Ozzie Smith

We saw very little of the real Jack Buck behind the microphone. He would touch people in ways that we will never know. Jack was much more than just an announcer. - Ozzie Smith

We hope there is a sense of purpose in everything. - Ozzie Smith

This is what we have to deal with all the time, and unfortunately we sometimes have to turn people away. When a guy does get upset, if people are around and see what's happening, I think they realize you have a real reason to do that. - Ozzie Smith

There are some guys that come off bad, but sometimes those people need you to come off like that. Sometimes they force you to come off like that, because you may tell them four or five times to go on, and they'll come back with their cap turned backwards and try again. Those are all tricks of the trade. - Ozzie Smith

Teams hated coming in here playing on those hot summer days. Willie McGee, Vince Coleman, Tommy [Herr], Whitey managing us -- it was a great time. - Ozzie Smith

My short game's not that good. It just becomes a matter of getting that weight moving. - Ozzie Smith

I don't think anybody ever really just retires where they don't do anything. - Ozzie Smith

I don't know how many people have ever seen the National Guard break in somewhere, but they mean business. - Ozzie Smith

For the most part, guys try to be nice about it, but when these guys keep coming and asking, it's hard... It's one thing if they ask you to personalize it. But when they start asking you to put 'Hall of Fame,' or put 'The Wizard,' or put how many Gold Gloves you won, you know what's happening. - Ozzie Smith

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