“I believe in the Church of Baseball. I've tried all the major religions, and most of the minor ones. I've worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball.”
Susan Sarandon - Annie Savoy

“- Pop Fisher: You know my mama wanted me to be a farmer.
- Roy Hobbs: My dad wanted me to be a baseball player.
- Pop Fisher: Well you're better than any player I ever had. And you're the best God damn hitter I ever saw. Suit up.”
Wilford Brimley - Pop Fisher
Robert Redford - Roy Hobbs

“- Pop Fisher: I'd have walked away from baseball and I'd have bought a farm.
- Roy Hobbs: Nothing like a farm. Nothing like being around animals, fixing things. There's nothing like being in the field with the corn and the winter wheat. The greenest stuff you ever saw.”
Wilford Brimley - Pop Fisher
Robert Redford - Roy Hobbs

“- Jack Elliot: Just let them have a little fun.
- Uchiyama: Baseball is work. Not fun.
- Jack Elliot: Baseball is grown men getting paid to play a game. When you were a kid, I bet you didn't pick up a bat and ball because you were dying to work. A player's career is short enough. Let them enjoy it.”
Tom Selleck - Jack Elliot
Ken Takakura - Uchiyama

“Here's to the profound religious experience that comes from doing a job well and being grossly underpaid.”
Kevin Spacey - Larry Mann