Quotes by Ernie Harwell - Page 2

I think if you checked the attendance records of all the announcers, you'd find a lot better record than you would of anybody else in any other business because we love the game and have a passion for it.
Ernie Harwell / Sportscaster
Announcers
Attendance
Games
Passion
Thinking
Love Business Game
Anybody Else
Love Business Better
Checked
Copy Quote
The best thing anyone can do is be himself. Everyone was made different by God, and that's the way it should be. And if I were a writer or an announcer starting out, I don't think I'd imitate anybody. I'd try to be whatever I am.
Ernie Harwell / Sportscaster
God Best I Am
Announcer
Imitate
Copy Quote
I think I owe thanks to the people who have listened to me over the years, who tuned in on the radio. They have given me a warmth and loyalty that I've never been able to repay. The way they have reached out to me has certainly been the highlight of my life.
Ernie Harwell / Sportscaster
Loyalty
People
Radio
Thanks
Thinking
Warmth
Years
Life Me My Life
Highlight
Owe
Listened
Reached
Repay
Tuned
Copy Quote
Why the fairy tale of Willie Mays making a brilliant World Series catch, and then dashing off to play stickball in the street with his teenage pals. That's baseball. So is the husky voice of a doomed Lou Gehrig saying, 'I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth.'
Ernie Harwell / Sportscaster
Baseball
Brilliant
Doomed
Earth
Fairy
Fairy Tale
Pals
Series
Teenage
Voice
World Series
Face
Myself Man World
Catch
Consider
Street
Luckiest
Mays
Saying
Tale
Willie
Willie Mays
Copy Quote
Why the fairy tale of Willie Mays making a brilliant World Series catch, and then dashing off to play stickball in the street with his teenage pals. That’s baseball. So is the husky voice of a doomed Lou Gehrig saying, ‘I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth.’
Ernie Harwell / Sportscaster
Men
Baseball
Teenage
Copy Quote
The greatest single moment Ive ever known in Detroit was Jim Northrups triple in the seventh game of the World Series in St. Louis. It was a stunning moment because not only were the Tigers winning a world championship that meant so much to an entire city, they were beating the best pitcher I ever saw-Bob Gibson.
Ernie Harwell / Sportscaster
Games
Single Mom
Winning
Copy Quote
So much happened (in 1968) it was hard to keep up with everything. We had Denny McLain's thirty-one victories, Gates Brown's great pinch-hitting in the clutch, Tom Matchick's home run to beat Baltimore in the ninth inning, then Daryl Patterson striking out the side to beat them in the ninth. Excitement every day in the ballpark.
Ernie Harwell / Sportscaster
Running
Home
Victory
Copy Quote
I think once you start as an announcer, you have to decide what kind of approach you're going to have. I decided very early that I was going to be a reporter, that I would not cheer for the team. I don't denigrate people who do it. It's fine. I think you just have to fit whatever kind of personality you have, and I think my nature was to be more down the middle and that's the way I conducted the broadcasts.
Ernie Harwell / Sportscaster
Cheer
Team
Thinking
Copy Quote
Wheaties was the big sponsor in those days (1940s). They sponsored almost all the baseball games in the majors and the minors. That was a lot of Wheaties. I think there were twenty-four boxes in a case and some of these guys were hitting twenty-five and thirty home runs a season. We had a dog in those days named Blue Grass and the players used to give us their Wheaties for him. Blue Grass loved Wheaties and so did I.
Ernie Harwell / Sportscaster
Running
Baseball
Dog
Copy Quote

Related Sportscaster Authors

Vin Scully
Sportscaster
Tuesday, Nov 29, 1927
Verne Lundquist
Sportscaster
Wednesday, Jul 17, 1940
Tim Mccarver
Sportscaster
Thursday, Oct 16, 1941
Stuart Scott
Sportscaster
Monday, Jul 19, 1965
Sunday, Jan 04, 2015
Sean Mcdonough
Sportscaster
Sunday, May 13, 1962
Scott Van Pelt
Sportscaster
Tuesday, Aug 04, 1970
Ron Maclean
Sportscaster
Tuesday, Apr 12, 1960
Phil Simms
Sportscaster
Wednesday, Nov 03, 1954
Pat Haden
Sportscaster
Friday, Jan 23, 1953
Pam Oliver
Sportscaster
Friday, Mar 10, 1961
Milo Hamilton
Sportscaster
Friday, Sep 02, 1927
Thursday, Sep 17, 2015
Mike Milbury
Sportscaster
Tuesday, Jun 17, 1952
Michele Tafoya
Sportscaster
Thursday, Dec 17, 1964
Mel Allen
Sportscaster
Friday, Feb 14, 1913
Sunday, Jun 16, 1996
Mary Carillo
Sportscaster
Friday, Mar 15, 1957

View All Sportscaster Quotes

Top Authors

Vince Lombardi
Football Player
Wednesday, Jun 11, 1913
Thursday, Sep 03, 1970
Robin Williams
Actor
Saturday, Jul 21, 1951
Monday, Aug 11, 2014
Epictetus
Philosopher
Thomas Jefferson
3Rd US President
Saturday, Apr 13, 1743
Tuesday, Jul 04, 1826
Billy Graham
Professional Wrestler
Monday, Jun 07, 1943
Les Brown
Author
Saturday, Feb 17, 1945
Bob Marley
Singer
Tuesday, Feb 06, 1945
Monday, May 11, 1981
John Locke
Philosopher
Sunday, Aug 29, 1632
Tuesday, Oct 28, 1704
Zig Ziglar
Author
Saturday, Nov 06, 1926
Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court Of The United States
Wednesday, Mar 15, 1933
Joe Biden
Vice President Of The United States
Friday, Nov 20, 1942
Steven Wright
Comedian
Tuesday, Dec 06, 1955
Khalil Gibran
Poet
Saturday, Jan 06, 1883
Friday, Apr 10, 1931
Benjamin Franklin
Founding Father Of The United States
Sunday, Jan 17, 1706
Saturday, Apr 17, 1790
Leonardo Da Vinci
Painter
Thursday, Apr 15, 1452
Friday, May 02, 1519

View All Authors

Ernie Harwell Quotes - Page 2

Picture Quotes Maker

Related Sportscaster Authors

Popular Topic Tags

Top Authors

Share This Page

Stay Connected

Picture Quotes Maker

Related Sportscaster Authors

Popular Topic Tags

Top Authors

Share This Page