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Top 20 George Brett Quotes (2025 Update)

George Brett Quote: “Don’t try to be a hero. Try to be a winner.”

1. “Don’t try to be a hero. Try to be a winner.”

— George Brett

George Brett Quote: “My problems are all behind me!”

2. “My problems are all behind me!”

— George Brett

George Brett Quote: “I am not too serious about anything. I believe you have to enjoy yourself to get the most out of your ability. I can take the criticism with the accolades. Neither affects me.”

3. “I am not too serious about anything. I believe you have to enjoy yourself to get the most out of your ability. I can take the criticism with the accolades. Neither affects me.”

— George Brett

George Brett Quote: “Do I want someone to get more hits than me? No. Do I want someone to hit more home runs than me? No. Do I want someone to have more RBI than me? No. I get a kick out of seeing the all-time leaders and my name’s on top of every one, with the exception of strikeouts. I get a kick out of that.”

4. “Do I want someone to get more hits than me? No. Do I want someone to hit more home runs than me? No. Do I want someone to have more RBI than me? No. I get a kick out of seeing the all-time leaders and my name’s on top of every one, with the exception of strikeouts. I get a kick out of that.”

— George Brett

George Brett Quote: “My father cared a lot about me, but he never gave me the satisfaction of really knowing it. Hitting .390 wasn’t enough for him. Nothing seemed to be. He was not trying to be mean. He was just seeing to it that I never got self-satisfied, that I worked hard to get the most out of what I had.”

5. “My father cared a lot about me, but he never gave me the satisfaction of really knowing it. Hitting .390 wasn’t enough for him. Nothing seemed to be. He was not trying to be mean. He was just seeing to it that I never got self-satisfied, that I worked hard to get the most out of what I had.”

— George Brett

George Brett Quote: “A woman will be elected President before Wade Boggs is called out on strikes. I guarantee that.”

6. “A woman will be elected President before Wade Boggs is called out on strikes. I guarantee that.”

— George Brett

George Brett Quote: “Old third basemen become first basemen, and old first basemen become designated hitters.”

7. “Old third basemen become first basemen, and old first basemen become designated hitters.”

— George Brett

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George Brett Quote: “Even today, if the Royals win six games all year, if they’re going to go 6-156, I hope they beat the Yankees six times.”

8. “Even today, if the Royals win six games all year, if they’re going to go 6-156, I hope they beat the Yankees six times.”

— George Brett

George Brett Quote: “I was scared everyday I put on the uniform.”

9. “I was scared everyday I put on the uniform.”

— George Brett

George Brett Quote: “There’s nothing like Opening Day. There’s nothing like the start of a new season. I started playing baseball when I was seven years old and quit playing when I was 40, so it’s kind of in my blood.”

10. “There’s nothing like Opening Day. There’s nothing like the start of a new season. I started playing baseball when I was seven years old and quit playing when I was 40, so it’s kind of in my blood.”

— George Brett

George Brett Quote: “I never lifted a weight in my life. Why am I going to do steroids? That’s not going to do me any good. We didn’t have any weights in our clubhouse. We had one exercise bike and that was for the guy who tweaked his hamstring. And that thing didn’t even work half the time.”

11. “I never lifted a weight in my life. Why am I going to do steroids? That’s not going to do me any good. We didn’t have any weights in our clubhouse. We had one exercise bike and that was for the guy who tweaked his hamstring. And that thing didn’t even work half the time.”

— George Brett

George Brett Quote: “I used to be a mad hitter. And then I learned the longer you wait out the ball, the better you see it. And the better you see it, the harder you hit it. And the harder you hit it, the higher your average is going to be. And the higher your average is, the more money you’re going to make.”

12. “I used to be a mad hitter. And then I learned the longer you wait out the ball, the better you see it. And the better you see it, the harder you hit it. And the harder you hit it, the higher your average is going to be. And the higher your average is, the more money you’re going to make.”

— George Brett

George Brett Quote: “Not many people get to the major leagues and succeed right away. There are some struggles. Everyone seems to struggle.”

13. “Not many people get to the major leagues and succeed right away. There are some struggles. Everyone seems to struggle.”

— George Brett

George Brett Quote: “I was three over. One over a house, one over a patio, and one over a swimming pool.”

14. “I was three over. One over a house, one over a patio, and one over a swimming pool.”

— George Brett

George Brett Quote: “I could have played another year, but I would have been playing for the money, and baseball deserves better than that.”

15. “I could have played another year, but I would have been playing for the money, and baseball deserves better than that.”

— George Brett

George Brett Quote: “If I stay healthy, I have a chance to collect 3,000 hits and 1,000 errors.”

16. “If I stay healthy, I have a chance to collect 3,000 hits and 1,000 errors.”

— George Brett

George Brett Quote: “American League teams don’t bunt very often. National League teams bunt a lot.”

17. “American League teams don’t bunt very often. National League teams bunt a lot.”

— George Brett

George Brett Quote: “If I was going to make one rule change, I would bring the DH to the National League.”

18. “If I was going to make one rule change, I would bring the DH to the National League.”

— George Brett

George Brett Quote: “If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing your grandmother with her teeth out.”

19. “If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing your grandmother with her teeth out.”

— George Brett

George Brett Quote: “He looks like a greyhound, but he runs like a bus.”

20. “He looks like a greyhound, but he runs like a bus.”

— George Brett

George Brett Quote: “I’ve only read two books in my life: Baseball Sparkplug and Love Story.”

21. “I’ve only read two books in my life: Baseball Sparkplug and Love Story.”

— George Brett

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