Ryan Kowal > Ryan's Quotes

“I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.”
― Jackie Robinson

“I pledge allegiance to the frog of the United States of America and to the wee public for witches hands one Asian, under God, in the vestibule with little tea and just rice for all.”
― Bette Bao Lord, In The Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.”
― Babe Ruth

“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game”
― Babe Ruth

“Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.”
― Babe Ruth

“The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.”
― Babe Ruth

“You just can't beat the person who never gives up.”
― Babe Ruth

“never let the fear of striking out get in your way.”
― Babe Ruth

“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?”
― Chris Rock

“(On surviving on the raft for 47 days) We had truly made it on a wing and prayer.”
― Louis Zamperini, Devil at My Heels: A Heroic Olympian's Astonishing Story of Survival as a Japanese POW in World War II

“To live, a man needs food, water, and a sharp mind.”
― Louis Zamperini, Devil at My Heels: A Heroic Olympian's Astonishing Story of Survival as a Japanese POW in World War II

“I was raised to face any challenge.”
― Louis Zamperini, Devil at My Heels: A Heroic Olympian's Astonishing Story of Survival as a Japanese POW in World War II