Bobby Thomson Quotes

"When he asked if I would like to try second base, I thought, Hey, get me in the lineup."
- Bobby Thomson
(Related: Thought)

"There are no war stories. I ended up a bombardier, but I never got overseas. And it wasn't because I was playing baseball either. It was just a series of things that went on."
- Bobby Thomson
(Related: War, Baseball)

"In New York, after that famous home run, they expected me to be up there every year. That homer raised me to a high level, with the top guys in the game."
- Bobby Thomson
(Related: Home, Famous)

"I went into the Air Corps from 1943 through 1945."
- Bobby Thomson

"It was a pretty fierce rivalry. I'm just speaking for myself, but I think it was general through the clubs. We didn't like them, and they didn't like us."
- Bobby Thomson
(Related: Pretty, Rivalry)