Drysdale Quotes

You might have to go back to Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, that group [of mid-'60s Dodgers], or the group Baltimore had in '66. - Mike Scioscia

When we played, World Series checks meant something. Now all they do is screw your taxes. - Don Drysdale

When I throw a curve that hangs and it goes for a hit, I want to chew up my glove. - Don Drysdale

We're not like the highway patrol handing out fines; it doesn't work that fast. But we've made it clear we'll work to enforce the laws. We have concerns about a wholesale shift. They need to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. - Don Drysdale

We're comfortable financially, so it wasn't a financial issue that I voted Conservative. Basically, it was for the same reason we voted for Diefenbaker. First it was Mackenzie King, then St. Laurent -- Christ, the Liberals were in something like 20 years in a row (22 actually) --and we simply needed a change. It was getting like a dictatorship. Whether elected or not, that's not good for the country. I didn't go to war for a dictatorship. - Don Drysdale

We really did get along. We were very close and we'd spend four nights a week eating out together. So we (Fred and I) were very comfortable with each other. - Cliff Drysdale

To me, Federer is the best player that ever hit a tennis ball on a tennis court. But he can get better. He has this whole thing about raising the bar. They're not just words. Just as the Williams sisters raised it for women's tennis, he has raised it for the men's game. But there will be a response and he knows that. - Cliff Drysdale

The scale between players is so easily tipped, that one call, one point does make a huge difference. - Cliff Drysdale

The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid, and if he is timid, he has to remind the hitter he's timid. - Don Drysdale