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
I don't want to take anything away from Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle. They're both great hitters, but they're batting against guys they never would have seen in previous years.
There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived
All I want out of life is that when I walk down the street, folks will say, "There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived."
I've found that you don't need to wear a necktie if you can hit.
If you get fooled by a pitch with less than two strikes, take it.
If I could run like Mantle I'd hit .400 every year!
There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve a hitter. More than you can improve a fielder. More mistakes are made hitting than in any other part of the game.
A man has to have goals - for a day, for a lifetime...
Hitting is fifty percent above the shoulders
Baseball is 50% from the neck up
The hardest thing to do in baseball is to hit a round baseball with a round bat, squarely.
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.
Think. Don't just swing. Think about the pitcher, what he threw you last time up, his best pitch, who's up next. Think.