Ted Williams
Ted Williams
Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williamswas an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 19-year Major League Baseballcareer as a left fielder for the Boston Red Sox from 1939–1942 and 1946–1960. Nicknamed "The Kid", "The Splendid Splinter", "Teddy Ballgame", "The Thumper" and "The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived", Williams is regarded as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth30 August 1918
CitySan Diego, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Hitting is the most important part of the game. It is where the big money is, where much of the status is, and the fan interest.
Hitting is fifty percent above the shoulders
There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher.
All managers are losers, they are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face of the Earth.
Baseball is 50% from the neck up
You've got to be ready for the fastball.
The hardest thing to do in baseball is to hit a round baseball with a round bat, squarely.
They invented the All-Star game for Willie Mays.
God gets you to the plate, but once you're there you're on your own.
The most fun I ever had in my life was hittin' a baseball. And the best sound I ever heard in my life was a ball hit with a bat. Powww!
I've found in life the more you practice, the better you get. If you want something enough and work hard to get it, your chances of success are greater.
It's a funny thing, but, as years go by, I think you appreciate more and more what a great thing it was to be a United States Marine... People will tell me what a shame it was I had to go back into the service a second time, but I'm kinda glad I did.. Besides, I am a U.S. Marine and I'll be one till I die.
Think. Don't just swing. Think about the pitcher, what he threw you last time up, his best pitch, who's up next. Think.
All the bullets and all the bombs that explode all over the world won't leave the impact, when all is said and done, of a dollar bill dropped in the Jimmy Fund pot by a warm heart and a willing hand. You should be proud and happy to know that your contribution will someday help some kid to a better life.