When I get the record, all it will make me is the player with the most hits. I’m also the player with the most at bats and the most outs. I never said I was a greater player than Cobb. – Pete Rose
There is an old saying that money can’t buy happiness. If it could, I would buy myself four hits every game. – Pete Rose
Obama’s a great speaker. Because of his speaking ability and his appearance, a lot of guys got on board. Being the first African American, a lot guys got on board. – Pete Rose
When people think of me, they think about me knocking catchers down and knocking second basemen down and yelling at pitchers. But when I took the spikes off after the game, I was a nice guy when I went home. – Pete Rose
I would think if someone connected to steroids made the Hall of Fame, that would enhance my chances of making the Hall of Fame. – Pete Rose
The game of baseball is better when the Dodgers are playing well, just like when the Yankees are playing well, or the Cubs, the Phillies, the big-name teams. – Pete Rose
Baseball and the players association have rules. If you stay within the rules – which say that you can play while you’re appealing – I don’t see what anyone would be in arms about. – Pete Rose
I actually went to some Gamblers Anonymous classes, and I sat there for three or four of them, and I’m trying to figure out what I have in similarities with these other people, and I could never find anything. It just seems like it wasn’t the right place for me. – Pete Rose
A lot of these catchers don’t understand that they are blocking the plate and they don’t have the ball. You’re not allowed to block the plate without the ball. – Pete Rose