21+ Ernie Harwell Quotes On Friendship, World And Solomon

Ernie Harwell was an American sportscaster who was best known for his long career as the play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers. He started his career in 1948 and was the Tigers' primary announcer until 2002. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Ernie Harwell on leadership, life, friendship.

Top 10 Ernie Harwell Quotes

1. Baseball is a ballet without music. Drama without words.
2. If I walked back into the booth in the year 2025, I don't think it would have changed much. I think baseball would be played and managed pretty much the same as it is today. It's a great survivor.
3. I've found that if you wear a beret, people think you're either a cabdriver or a producer of dirty movies.
4. I had a job to do, and I did it all these years to the best of my ability. That's what I'd like to leave behind as I finish my final game in Toronto.
5. Whatever happens, I'm ready to face it.
6. Sparky's the only guy I know who's written more books than he's read.
7. Nicknames are baseball, names like Zeke and Pie and Kiki and Home Run and Cracker and Dizzy and Dazzy.
8. In radio, they say, nothing happens until the announcer says it happens.
9. I have a great faith in God and Jesus.
10. 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.

Ernie Harwell Short Quotes

• I think God always has the best for us.
• Anything can happen. That's the beauty of creating.
• Baseball is continuity. Pitch to pitch. Inning to inning. Season to season.
• I love what I do. If I had my time over again, I'd probably do it for nothing.
• The good Lord has blessed me with a great journey.
• Needless to say, I have more no-hitters than Nolan Ryan.

Ernie Harwell Famous Quotes And Sayings

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

I have great faith that Heaven's there and I'll see my brothers and my mom and dad when I get there. — Ernie Harwell

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

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

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

Life Lessons by Ernie Harwell

1. Ernie Harwell taught us to always be humble and kind, no matter how successful you become.
2. He showed us that it is important to be passionate about what you do, and to always strive to do your best.
3. He demonstrated that it is possible to be both a professional and a kind person, and that it is possible to make a difference in the lives of others.