“I don’t care if I was a ditch-digger at a dollar a day, I’d want to do my job better than the fellow next to me. I’d want to be the best at whatever I do.” ~ Wesley Branch Rickey December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965

“Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game.” ~ Wesley Branch Rickey December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965

“It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind.” ~ Wesley Branch Rickey December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965

“The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball.” ~ Wesley Branch Rickey December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965

“Cobb lived off the field as though he wished to live forever. He lived on the field as though it was his last day.” ~ Wesley Branch Rickey December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965

“Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.” ~ Wesley Branch Rickey December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965

“Luck is the residue of design.” ~ Wesley Branch Rickey December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965