Category: Roger Maris Quotes

“Maybe I’m not a great man but I damn well want to break the record.” -Roger Maris

It’s like obituaries, when you die they finally give you good reviews.” -Roger Maris

“It’s (baseball) a business. If I could make more money down in the zinc mines I’d be mining zinc.” -Roger Maris

“It would have been a helluva lot more fun if I had not hit those sixty-one home runs.” -Roger Maris

“I think the most privacy I had was when the game was going on.” -Roger Maris

“I feel that I was a good all-around player, I had good speed, a good arm and could play the outfield.” -Roger Maris

“I don’t know if I want to go to New York. They’ll have to pay me a lot more money because I like it here in Kansas City.” -Roger …

“As a ballplayer, I would be delighted to do it (61 Home Runs) again. As an individual, I doubt if I could possibly go through it again.” -Roger Maris

“Candlestick was built on the water. It should have been built under it.” -Roger Maris