If Things Don't Come Easy, There Is No Premium On Effort. There Should Be Joy In The Chase, Zest In The Pursuit


Zest For Living Sayings

“If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit.” - Branch Rickey


Branch Rickey nicknamed "the Mahātmā" was an innovative Major League Baseball (MLB). He was best known for breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier by signing African American player Jackie Robinson. 

In 2009 he was elected the College Baseball Hall of Fame.

These are a few of Branch Rickey quotations:


“A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.”

“Problems are the price you pay for progress.”

A full mind is an empty bat.”

“Never surrender opportunity for security.”

Snarky Quotes:

  • • “Be yourself. Unless you’re awful."
  • • “Speak your truth. Maybe less often.”
  • • “Follow your dreams, unless they are stupid.”
  • • “Rise and grind... or just rise and complain.”
  • • “Seize the day—before it seizes you with problems."
  • • “Don't quit... your day dream.”

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