This week catchers and pitchers report to Spring Training. The long, dark days of winter are coming to an end.

For baseball fans, Spring Training means hope and possibility. Here are some of my favorite quotes about Spring Training.

Spring training means flowers, people coming outdoors, sunshine, optimism and baseball. Spring training is a time to think about being young again. – Ernie Banks

People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. – Rogers Hornsby

This is my best time of the year (spring training). Heck, once the season starts, I go to work. – Brooks Robinson