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
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.
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.
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.
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."
By the time you know what to do, you're too old to do it.
No one can ever see the ball hit the bat because it's physically impossible to focus your eyes that way. However, when I hit the ball especially hard, I could smell the leather start to burn as it struck the wooden bat.
The Cleveland Cavaliers just offered me a full-time job and a house! A house! A house!
I object to fishing tournaments less for what they do to fish than what they do to fishermen.
There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived