Playing baseball for a living is like having a license to steal.
Pete Rose

With the money I'm making, I should be playing two positions.
Pete Rose

See the ball; hit the ball.
Pete Rose

I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball.
Pete Rose

It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.
Pete Rose

The greatest competitor was Bob Gibson. He worked so fast out there and he always had the hood up. He always wanted to close his own deal. He never talked to you because he was battling so hard. I sure as hell don't miss batting against him, but I miss him in the game.
Pete Rose

Sliding headfirst is the safest way to get to the next base, I think, and the fastest. You don't lose your momentum, and there's one more important reason I slide headfirst, it gets my picture in the paper.
Pete Rose

When I get the record, all it will make me is the player with the most hits. I'm also the player with the most at bats and the most outs. I never said I was a greater player than Cobb.
Pete Rose