Carl Yastrzemski
Carl Yastrzemski
Carl Michael Yastrzemskiis an American former Major League Baseball player. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox. He was primarily a left fielder, but also played 33 games as a third baseman and mostly was a first baseman and designated hitter later in his career. Yastrzemski is an 18-time All-Star, the possessor of seven Gold Gloves, a member of the 3,000 hit club, and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth22 August 1939
CitySouthampton, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Anything less would not have been worthy of me. Anything more would not have been possible.
I never stay away from workouts. I work hard. I've tried to take care of my body. I'll never look back and say that I could have done more. I've paid the price in practice, but I know I get the most out of my ability.
I came to love Fenway. It was a place that rejuvenated me after a road trip; the fans right on top of you, the nutty angles. And the Wall. That was my baby, the left-field wall, the Green Monster.
The race doesn't always belong to the swift nor the battle to the strong. It belongs rather to those who run the race, who stay the course and who fight the good fight.
And if I have my choice between a pennant and a triple crown, I'll take the pennant every time.
When they knock you down, you not only have to get up, but you have to make it clear that you won't be knocked down a second time.
I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it all day and I dream about it at night. The only time I don't think about it is when I'm playing it.
I loved the game. I loved the competition. But I never had any fun. I never enjoyed it. All hard work all the time.