Bobby Cox Quotes

Bobby Cox had the biggest influence in my career and probably the second- or third-biggest influence in my life. ~ Tom Glavine

There are many ways to measure a manager's success and contributions to a franchise ... but in this case the two numbers that illustrate it best are eight and four: Bobby Cox's #6 jersey was just the eighth number retired in franchise history, and of the remaining seven, four of them played for Bobby. ~ Tucker Elliot

The main thing I wanted was to manage. ~ Bobby Cox

We weren't trying to walk him; he just wouldn't swing at any bad pitches. ~ Bobby Cox

If I were on the field, I'd want the manager sticking up for me. Sometimes players are dead wrong, ranting and raving, but you stick up for them. They appreciate that. ~ Bobby Cox

I was a huge fan of Bobby Cox, a huge fan of Chipper Jones and John Smoltz. And just those guys, I grew up watching those guys and often wondered early on in my career if I would ever have the chance to play for the Atlanta Braves, and there it was. God kind of answered my prayers. ~ Tim Hudson

When I was traded from the Oakland A's to the Atlanta Braves before the 2005 season, a childhood dream was realized. I grew up a Braves fan just a few hours south of Atlanta, and it was hard for me to believe that I was going to actually play for the Atlanta Braves and legendary manager Bobby Cox. ~ Tim Hudson

When everybodys clicking, we can put a lot of runs on the board. ~ Bobby Cox

When I'm on stage by myself, I don't have to think about anything. I don't have to worry about anything because I'm not responsible for anything except just opening my mouth and making sure music comes out. ~ Bobby McFerrin

I miss doing a series, but I don't want to do a series for a series' sake. ~ Bobby Sherman

I am right where I want to be-in the playoffs, and happy about it. ~ Bobby Abreu

The threat of terrorism is great and with today's porous borders, someone could bring a biological weapon into our country or sneak a dirty bomb across unmanned portions of our borders. ~ Bobby Jindal

Anybody who spends time off of Louisiana's shores can recognize that these oysters are not endangered. To classify them as such risks great harm to not only fishermen who make their living collecting oysters in the Gulf, but also to Louisiana's economy in total. ~ Bobby Jindal

Higher taxes still does not create prosperity for all. And, more government still does not grow jobs. ~ Bobby Jindal

Golf is the one game I know
which becomes more and more
difficult the longer one plays it. ~ Bobby Jones

Miles Davis turned his back to the audience when he came out on stage, and he offended people. But, he wasn't there to entertain; he was all about the music. I kind of do that. ~ Bobby McFerrin

Music is still part of my spiritual life. Sometimes I sing my prayers. When I get audiences singing, I hope I'm helping them feel connected to something beyond themselves. ~ Bobby McFerrin

Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponents mind. ~ Bobby Fischer

Did I ever tell you that I want to wear a big yellow smiley-face mask and then put on the CD version of Bobby McFerrin's 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' and then take a girl and a dog - a collie, a chow, a sharpei, it doesn't really matter - and then hook up this transfusion pump, this IV set, and switch their blood, you know, pump the dog's blood into the hardbody and vice versa, did I ever tell you this? ~ Bret Easton Ellis

world. Christians believe there is a time when all injustice will end and all the wrongs of the universe will be entirely set right. There is a Chief Justice who knows all and will absolutely make it right. Debts will be paid. Wrongs will be righted. Justice will be served. But that includes your wrongs and mine. We owe, too. We are a part of the system, and we are a part of the problem. ~ Bobby Griffith

Blaise Pascal used to mark with charcoal the walls of his playroom, seeking a means of making a circle perfectly round and a triangle whose sides and angle were all equal. He discovered these things for himself and then began to seek the relationship which existed between them. He did not know any mathematical terms and so he made up his own. Using these names he made axioms and finally developed perfect demonstrations, until he had come to the thirty-second proposition of Euclid. ~ Catharine Cox Miles

When somebody was looking in my locker, it was like going in my desk. Somebody happened to be looking in my locker when they shouldn't have been. ~ Bobby Bonilla

These funds will ensure that ports will be able to pay for adequate security measures to protect all Americans against terrorist attacks from our seaports. ~ Bobby Scott

The power of positive thinking begins when you refuse to accept defeat, and start preparing yourself for future possibilities. The only thing standing in the way of your breakthrough, is you! ~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

Protect yourself against the venomous attacks of jealous and envious people by eliminating them from your life. Whether it's family, friends, or social media. Trim the fat of the naysayers that currently weigh you down. It may not be that their attack is blatantly against you; but if they don't energize and inspire you or leave you drained and exhausted after leaving their presence, that's a positive indicator of the presence of negativity. ~ Dwaun S. Cox

When you're young, you don't realize the sacrifices that people are making for you. ~ Bobby Orr

In those days, the main requirement to be on the Food Network was being able to get there by subway. ~ Bobby Flay

My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I was around that growing up. ~ Bobby McFerrin

That boy don't know the meaning of the word fear. In fact, I just saw his grades, and that boy don't know the meaning of a lot of words. ~ Bobby Bowden

You can't chase everybody on the Internet who's saying stuff about you, that's for sure. ~ Bobby Flay

To be honest, it's a bit of a relief not having to be the party animal for a change. ~ Sara Cox

One sure way to lose another woman's friendship is to try to improve her flower arrangements. ~ Marcelene Cox

Brian Cox is the nicest guy, but he's so arrogant. ~ Danny Boyle

Yes, I'm supposed to go back to New York to do Geraldo, and we're going to be doing The Tonight Show. ~ Bobby Sherman

Jack Nicklaus is playing an entirely different game, and one which I'm not even familiar with. ~ Bobby Jones

Duncan Edwards is the one person who, even today, I really felt inferior to. I've never know anybody so gifted and strong and powerful with the presence that he had. ~ Bobby Charlton

Oh yeah, and Spader was hanging out with a penguin
-Bobby Pendragon ~ D.J. MacHale

Stop reacting to the stereotypes and start responding to the individual. ~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.