I am primarily a lawyer. I would rather play in the game than be the umpire.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Your job is to umpire for the ball and not the player.
Stay in college, kids. Otherwise, you may become an umpire.
Stay in school kids or you'll end up being an umpire.
You can't know what it's like to be a major league umpire unless you were a major league umpire.
I want you to know that I am one of the more fortunate people in life. There aren't too many of us that somebody selects and says, 'You know, that guy ought to be an umpire.' That's what happened to me.
Do you have to be like a second-grade dropout to be an umpire? Did you go to school until you were 8 years old? I think you quit school before you were 10. Stay in school kids or you'll end up being an umpire.
Professional managers, coaches, and players have a right to question an umpire's decision if they do it in a professional manner. When they become personal, profane, or violent, they have crossed the line and must be dealt with accordingly.
I set out to be the best umpire of my time. But I don't know what it takes to be great.
As for lawyers, it's more fun to play one than to be one.
I just umpire. That's what I've done. That's all I can do. I'm one of the fortunate ones on God's earth. I found what God meant for me to do. People ask if I like working home plate best. I just want to be between the white lines. That's where I belong, and I wouldn't have it any other way.