Welcome to our collection of Little League quotes, where the spirit of youth sports meets the wisdom of the ages. Little League Baseball and Softball have been integral parts of communities around the world for decades, instilling values of teamwork, perseverance, and sportsmanship in young athletes. From the first crack of the bat to the final out, these leagues serve as incubators for not only athletic talent but also lifelong lessons in camaraderie and fair play.
Within the pages ahead, you’ll find a treasure trove of quotes that encapsulate the essence of Little League – from the coaches who dedicate countless hours to mold young players into champions, to the parents who cheer from the stands with unwavering support. Whether you’re a player, coach, parent, or simply a fan of the game, these quotes serve as reminders of the profound impact that youth sports can have on shaping character and building memories that last a lifetime. So, grab your glove, dust off your cleats, and get ready to be inspired by the timeless words of wisdom from the world of Little League.
In the summertime, I played Little League baseball; football in the fall; basketball in the winter. Bobby Keys
I played Little League for one year. That was it. Then my mother realized I liked books and threatened my father. I owe her forever for that. Brad Meltzer
We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don’t like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States. We coach Little League in the Blue States and have gay friends in the Red States. Barack Obama
I love watching players improve – even as a Little League coach. Dwane Casey
I’m the youngest of five kids, and I wanted attention. And in Santa Barbara, there was lots of theater going on, so for that area, it was a little bit like playing Little League baseball. There were dance classes, theater classes, and I just loved it. Anthony Edwards
My real-life athletic career was not very much. I played Little League baseball. Dennis Quaid
I love when violent, dangerous art is done by people who are not violent and dangerous. I love that when George Romero was making ‘Dawn of the Dead,’ he was coaching his son’s little league team. Penn Jillette
Whether it was Little League or playing with your brothers or sisters, that was always a problem. If I would lose – because I very rarely lost – then everything would go crazy. Cal Ripken, Jr.
I would never do ‘Dancing With The Stars,’ because it’s just not fair. I am too good of a dancer. It would be like LeBron James playing little league basketball. Terry Crews
All I know is the same lessons you need to learn at Little League basketball, you need to learn at the upper levels. It’s the little things you learn when you’re little that apply in college. John Stockton
Playing shows is great, but so is being at home for your son’s little league games. Susan Tedeschi
I played Little League. I was a ‘pitcher.’ But we had a pitching machine, so I was just basically an ‘in-infield’ shortstop because all I got to do was field bloopers six feet from the plate. I couldn’t hit, so that was pretty much my entire job. Freddie Prinze, Jr.
People don’t wanna take a chance. And I just feel like that’s what it was, it’s like that in every single level I’ve been in, from little league to high school and college. Shaquem Griffin
School work and intellectual interests such as music and the arts were not especially important to me while I was growing up, although mathematics, my favorite subject, was fun. Baseball was my first passion: I played sand lot and Little League and rooted for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robert C. Merton
You remember driving your kids to Little League, and they’re nervous about making the team, and you’re encouraging them. Forty years down the road, we’re having the same conversation. Only it’s about the Ravens and Steelers, or Stanford and Cal. Jack Harbaugh
When I was a kid, man, my dad used to buy me the Ted Williams glove at Sears with the Ted Williams shoes with the eight stripes on ’em. I used to play Little League, and I was Ted Williams-ed out. Tony Gwynn
My folks, I don’t think my mom or my dad ever missed a little league game or a football game. Jim Ross
I can only guess that, for guys in their 30s and 40s who watched me play, they understood that the score never mattered and my paycheck never mattered (in relation) to how I played. I played with Little League enthusiasm and professional flair. That’s what fans are really looking for. Andy Van Slyke
I was the best guy, you know, all through Little League and Pop Warner and that kind of stuff. But when I went to high school, I was undersized. I didn’t grow. I was behind the whole puberty cycle. I didn’t like high school. Pete Carroll
I was a tomboy through and through; I hated dresses and was personally miffed that I couldn’t join the Little League team. Sandra Faber
My relationship with my dad was a little rocky, sure. The time that I spent with him was basically two hours of Little League practice, six or seven days a week, from the age of five until whenever. If we lost, there was no talking the whole way home. But that seemed normal to me. Dan Bilzerian
I wish I could play little league now. I’d be way better than before. Mitch Hedberg
My friends and family know I love playing baseball – Little League through college. And every year in the annual Congressional Baseball Game for charity played at Nationals Stadium. Kevin Brady
Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets. Yogi Berra
Most parents were, like, Little League coaches and all that. My dad was a wrestling fan. Instead of going out and playing home run derby with my old man, we just watched wrestling together. John Cena
Our parents helped us, or we wouldn’t be here. Lacy Van Zant and my mother used to sign for amps or loan us money to get to the gig or take us in their car. It’s just like little sports guys – Little League and football players – whose parents help them. That’s why they get good. Gary Rossington
Baseball began early for me. When I was 5, my father took two Little League bats and put them on a lathe. He whittled them down and sanded the bats so they were the proper size for my brother and me. He began by throwing tennis balls to us. Eventually, we practiced hitting and fielding at a field near our house. Keith Hernandez
I used to go to my kids’ soccer games and I was the only parent who wasn’t screaming, because I’d have to do a show that night. It was hard. Moms and dads get more emotional at those soccer and Little League games than at a professional game. Neil Diamond
We have an obligation to spread amateur baseball both at home and abroad. Building up the game at all levels – Little League, Babe Ruth Leagues, the colleges – is in our own self-interest. That’s where the pool of talent is – and also of fans. A. Bartlett Giamatti
I was nicknamed Skeeter in Little League because I was small and fast, like a mosquito flying across the outfield. Skeet Ulrich
Who in their infinite wisdom decreed that Little League uniforms be white? Certainly not a mother. Erma Bombeck
My parents always did things a little bit differently. My three brothers, my sister and I didn’t go to normal public schools – we were home-schooled. We didn’t play Little League or other team sports. We were a skateboarding family. Nyjah Huston
I was very active in the Parks and Recreation department. I recall a lot of the things we had to do, from the trips for the department to organizing a Little League, those sorts of things. Mike Scully
I’m among the first girls ever to play Little League baseball, and to my knowledge, the very first in western Illinois. It was 1976, and I was a nine-year-old tomboy whose older brothers had played. Therese Fowler
My father was a Little League dictator. That really affected me, his control-freakery, his impunity, his arbitrary unreasonable power. Junot Diaz
Even when I played in little league as a kid, I liked making friends, but I didn’t want to be there, really. Kurt Vile
I’m a soccer dad at heart. I want five kids, and I want to get married. I want to coach Little League. Mekhi Phifer
When you think about little league football, high school, and even on to college even more so, you’re dealing with a lot of guys that are prideful, that think they’re the best – a lot of alpha males. So, typically, you’ve got to have a guy that can control those guys, and, when he talks, they know he means business. He’s a serious guy. Adrian Peterson
In Little League back in Oklahoma, I struck out 14 batters in a six-inning game, and we won the state championship. Jimmy Walker
I was playing little league baseball when Bruce Jenner was winning the gold, but I don’t think I was really paying attention at that time. It wasn’t until 1980 – I think I was 12 years old – that I thought, ‘Wow that’s what I want to do. I want to be on the Olympic team.’ Dan O’Brien
I think Little League is wonderful. It keeps the kids out of the house. Yogi Berra
I was a big kid who never played any organized sports. You played a lot of sports in the streets and I excelled at that, but I was never confident enough to go out for Little League. I was afraid I might get cut, or I might not be able to hit the ball. Howie Long
My dad was my Little League coach and my Cub Master. William Baldwin
My husband and Charlie Sheen played Little League together. They’ve always been best friends. Heather Langenkamp
I ran a hot-dog-and-soda stand at Little League, and I started a business planning parties in high school. Bobby Kotick
I thought the Little League fields were big. You look back now, and its obviously the smallest field you can play on. Cody Bellinger
I remember making the all-star team in Little League when I was around 11 years old. I was not a great athlete, but I loved it, so making starting second base in the all-star was great for me. I think someone must have been sick and they slotted me in. Ralph Macchio
I played Little League in junior high and high school. Jerry Spinelli
I grew up with baseball; I played in Little League and went to games with my dad. But I, as I grew up, became more of a basketball fanatic than a baseball one. Jonah Hill
I remember, at least in Little League, we tried to be like everybody. So my first at-bat, I can be like Robinson Cano. Second at-bat, I can be A-Rod. Juan Soto
I’ve taken my boys to the house I grew up in. Taken them to the site of Ebbets Field, where the Dodgers used to play. They go to all the Dodger games, and they play Little League ball. I have infused them with New York spirit. Larry King
I ran track for my school. I played football, but I didn’t play for my high school; I played for a little league team. Nate Robinson
I certainly didn’t think of myself as gifted. The standards for being gifted in my environment were if you were good in Little League or if you were good in football. James Cameron
The great thing about Little League was that anyone could play it. Keith Hernandez
My dad is the reason I actually started watching wrestling. My dad was never big into sports; we were all big into sports as kids, and he’d go to our Little League games or whatever and not really know what was going on, because he didn’t know about sports, but he knew about wrestling. John Cena
A player should be disparaged if he gives less than his all, if he doesn’t give 100%, no matter what shirt he’s wearing. Whether it’s your national team, your club, or little league. Yes, there are friendly matches, recreational ones, and so on, but sport in its essence is about giving your best. Rabih Alameddine
We went to school board meetings, we went to Little League games, and we did everything to be normal. Archie Manning
The first sport I played was baseball. I remember being on the Little League team and someone pitching the ball to me for the first time. I was ready to no longer hit the ball off the tee, and an adult pitched it to me underhand. Ashton Eaton
As a kid, I used to love to play baseball and be in Little League and sleep outside with my friends and do all those kind of things. Gary Wright
I was playing little league baseball when Bruce Jenner was winning the gold but I don’t think I was really paying attention at that time. Dan O’Brien
This illuminates not only fans’ interest in major league teams but also the minors and even Little League. John Thorn
Kids should practice autographing baseballs. This is a skill that’s often overlooked in Little League. Tug McGraw
As a human, yeah, it’s awesome. You grow up and you are in Little League, and you want to make the all-star team; you go to college, and you want to make the all-star team. So any normal person would want to do it on the biggest stage and highest level. And I’m a normal person. I haven’t changed there. Anthony Rendon
When I was 14, I played in a summer league. One night the chief umpire asked me if I would like to try umpiring. There was a Little League tournament coming up and he needed more umpires than he had. Jim Evans
I like how in little league they have nine kids who play the field but we have 17 kids on the roster and all 17 kids should hit. I like that we do that down here in Florida. Ken Griffey Jr.
I had the world’s greatest childhood. I used to hang around by the batting cage and have Hank Aaron ask me how my Little League team was doing. Ernie Johnson Jr.
There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim. Billie Jean King
It’s hard to think it’s important to try out as cheerleader when you’re starring on Broadway. But you do kind of miss the things that I now see my children doing. I’m just happy they are not actors. The Valentine’s Day dance is really important. Pitching in Little League is very important. And the medals and the scouts are really important. Bonnie Bedelia
All American males are failed athletes, and it was big time even if it was Little League. It meant a lot to you. Nick Nolte
My brother one time after a little league basketball game, I think he messed up or something had happened in the game, ends up getting in an argument with my dad. Ultimately he gets pushed down and he ends up cutting the back of his head. He had six or seven stitches over a 10-year-old basketball game. That was tough to watch. Jason Witten
We played on a sandlot all summer. There was no little league back then. Vernon Law
Generally in the Little League you’re up against a good pitcher who throws like hell. What does the coach say? Get a walk. Isn’t that beautiful way to learn to hit? For four years you stand up there looking for a walk. Robin Roberts
When you join the NFL, you start from scratch. As long as I’ve been playing – which has been since I was eight years old – the game becomes harder at every level. Little league, high school, college – they’re different stages you have to go through, and professional sport is completely different again. Reggie Bush
I have some pretty good memories, but I won the Little League championship when I was a kid. Nolan Arenado
Growing up in Bloomington, Minn., I loved the ritual of dressing for Little League – in white socks, blue stirrups, belted pants, a double-knit jersey, and the cap I’d hold over my face to screen out mosquitoes in right field. Steve Rushin
I was an umpire at little league softball games. I only lasted a few games because I wasn’t one hundred percent clear on all the rules. Kate McKinnon
You’re playing a game, whether it’s Little League or Game 7 of the Word Series. It’s impossible to do well unless you’re having a good time. People talk about pressure. Yeah, there’s pressure. But I just look at it as fun. Derek Jeter
I played Little League baseball, but I also played basketball. Basketball was my primary sport. When you play basketball seriously, a lot of times, through the summer season, you continue playing. So that replaced me playing baseball. Chadwick Boseman
Most healthy people want to coach Little League, they want to go to church and they want to have great coworkers at the office and they want to put on faceplate when Nebraska’s point football on Saturdays. That’s the most natural way to live. Ben Sasse
As a youngster, I played in Little League, Pony League, and all sorts of amateur baseball programs growing up. Jim Evans
When I played Little League, I looked up to the big leaguers, too, and collected their baseball cards. Freddie Freeman
The biggest thrill a ballplayer can have is when your son takes after you. That happened when my Bobby was in his championship Little League game. He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud. Bob Uecker
