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Pete Rose Biography

Peter Edward Rose Sr. (born April 14, 1941), also known by his nickname "Charlie Hustle", is an American former professional baseball player and manager. Rose played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989.

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Day after day there are lots of fans here and it helps a lot with them out there rooting for us.

Fans, Helping, Day, Rooting, Helps

When you play this game twenty years, go to bat ten-thousand times, and get three-thousand hits, do you know what that means? You've gone zero for seven-thousand.

Bat, Game, Know, Mean, Sports, Zero

The only book I ever read cover to cover was The Pete Rose Story. I read half of The Lou Gehrig Story and then made a book report on it for four straight years.

Book, Pete, Rose, Straight, Years

You'd be surprised how many shortcomings can be overcome by hustle.

Hustle, Overcome, Overcoming, Shortcomings, Surprised

You know, baseball's not stupid. Baseball does what the fans want, usually.

Baseball, Fans, Know, Stupid

A hitter's impatience is the pitcher's biggest advantage.

Advantage, Baseball, Biggest, Impatience, Motivational

Once you accept defeat, it becomes ease to lose. If defeat comes, face it and take it, but don't accept it.

Accept, Defeat, Ease, Face, Faces

Jay Z got Cano a big raise, but he got him an extra 30-day vacation - and it's called October.

Bigs, Cano, Extra, October, Vacation

I made mistakes. I can’t whine about it. I’m the one that messed up and I’m paying the consequences. However, if I am given a second chance, I won’t need a third chance. And to be honest with you, I picked the wrong vice. I should have picked alcohol. I should have picked drugs or I should have picked up beating up my wife or girlfriend because if you do those three, you get a second chance. They haven’t given too many gamblers second chances in the world of baseball.

Baseball, Girlfriend, Given, Mistake, Three

I'm not bad (his speed). I'm no Joe Morgan, but I'm pretty good for a white guy.

Guy, Speed, White

I bet on the game of baseball and I bet on my team, even the mistakes I made, I have to take a different look at someone betting against their own team. . . that's throwing the game.

Baseball, Bet, Game, Mistake, Mistakes, Team

Doctors tell me I have the body of a thirty year old. I know I have the brain of a fifteen year old. If you've got both, you can play baseball.

Baseball, Brain, Doctors, Know, Play, Sports

When people ask me, "Who was the toughest pitcher you ever faced?", I have to say that there has never been a pitcher who over-impressed me. That's not meant to be a bragging statement. It's just that I get up for good pitchers.

Bragging, Get Up, Good, People, Toughest

Never bet on baseball.

Baseball, Bet, Motivational Sports, Sports

I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs and four-thousand hits.

Arms, Legs, Like, Sports, Two

I came to Vegas because I work 20 days a month here; I couldn't live anywhere else.

Came, Live, Months, Vegas, Work

Don Gullett's the only guy who can throw a baseball through a car wash and not get the ball wet.

Baseball, Car, Guy, Wash

I haven't missed a game in two-and-a-half years. I go to the park as sick as a dog and, when I see my uniform hanging there, I get well right now. Then I see some of you guys (media) and I get sick again.

Dog, Get Well, Media, Sick, Uniform

Somebody's gotta win and somebody's gotta lose and I believe in letting the other guy lose.

Believe, Guy, Letting Go, Sports, Win

If I had been busted for drugs instead of gambling, I'd still be managing the Reds and baseball would be paying for my rehab.

Baseball, Busted, Drug, Gambling, Instead, Rehab

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