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
It was always fun for me, I loved baseball so darn much. By the hours I practiced, you'd have to say I was working a lot of hours, but it was pretty near tireless fun for me. I'd rather swing a bat than do anything else in the world.
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!
A man has to have goals - for a day, for a lifetime...
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.
If you don't think too good, don't think too much.
You have to hit the fastball to play in the big leagues.
All managers are losers, they are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face of the Earth.
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.
Baseball is 50% from the neck up
Think. Don't just swing. Think about the pitcher, what he threw you last time up, his best pitch, who's up next. Think.
If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400.
If I could run like Mantle I'd hit .400 every year!
People always told me that my natural ability and good eyesight were the reasons for my success as a hitter. They never talk about the practice, practice, practice.
I hope somebody hits .400 soon. Then people can start pestering that guy with questions about the last guy to hit .400.