Roger Maris

It's like obituaries, when you die they finally give you good reviews. ↗

— Roger Maris

#finally #give #good #like #obituaries

Candlestick was built on the water. It should have been built under it. ↗

— Roger Maris

#built #candlestick #should #under #water

I don't want to be Babe Ruth. He was a great ballplayer. I'm not trying to replace him. The record is there and damn right I want to break it, but that isn't replacing Babe Ruth. ↗

— Roger Maris

#babe ruth #ballplayer #break #damn #great

I think the most privacy I had was when the game was going on. ↗

— Roger Maris

#going #had #i #i think #most

It would have been a helluva lot more fun if I had not hit those sixty-one home runs. ↗

— Roger Maris

#fun #had #helluva #hit #home

It's a business. If I could make more money down in the zinc mines I'd be mining zinc. ↗

— Roger Maris

#could #down #i #if i could #make

Maybe I'm not a great man but I damn well want to break the record. ↗

— Roger Maris

#damn #great #great man #i #man

You hit home runs not by chance but by preparation. ↗

— Roger Maris

#hit #home #home runs #preparation #runs