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
Sitting at the rich table made me feel a little bit bad, but I was comfortable where I was; I didn't want to switch. I wanted to be able to eat a real dinner. I felt guilty, but I didn't want to be sitting there eating just rice, either.
Kids get separated from their parents all the time. Had his parents paid attention, this little child would not have wandered off.
It will be nice to get back at them a little bit.
Stacey has started to hit the ball, which helps her defensively as well, so she's not carrying that back to the field. Karen is throwing well and is taking that senior leadership role. She tells the girls she's going to get the ground ball, so they have to back her up.
Every year we've gone out (to California), it's just a battle to score runs. We practice in the morning for a couple hours, play a game and then if we need to, practice again. It's like two-a-days for football. When we come back, we should know what we're going to do.
Happy Birthday Tommy. We had one for you. Mickey Mantle.
he says. ''It was one of those ponds that are stocked with fish. He told me not to bring any live bait. I got there and he was already waiting for me. He said, 'What's in the cooler?' and I said, 'I brought a couple of beers.' He said, 'No beer on this boat,' and I said, 'No fishing for me on this boat. See ya.'
Could you really imagine Tiger racing a stock car?.
Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.
God gets you to the plate, but once you're there you're on your own.
You've got to be ready for the fastball.
They invented the All-Star game for Willie Mays.
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.
If you don't think too good, don't think too much.