“It's better to throw a theoretically poorer pitch whole-heartedly, than to throw the so-called right pitch with feeling of doubt-doubt that's it's right, or doubt that you can make it behave well at that moment. You've got to feel sure you're doing the right thing-sure that you want to throw the pitch you're going to throw.” WantFeelsWellsWholeMomentsFeelingsMotivationSportsDoubtBehaveRight ThingThat MomentSoftballDoing The Right Thing Author:Sandy Koufax
“In the end it all comes down to talent. You can talk all you want about intangibles, I just don't know what that means. Talent makes winners, not intangibles. Can nice guys win? Sure, nice guys can win - if they're nice guys with a lot of talent. Nice guys with a little talent finish fourth, and nice guys with no talent finish last.” IfsKnowsWantMeanLittlesEndsLastsGuyWinningNiceTalentWinnerFourthPitcherPitchingNice GuyBaseball Pitcher Author:Sandy Koufax
“I don't know if cortisone is good for you or not. But to take a shot every other ball game is more than I wanted to do and to walk around with a constant upset stomach because of the pills and to be high half the time during a ball game because you're taking painkillers ... I don't want to have to do that.” IfsKnowsWantWantedGamesWalksHalfShotsBallsConstantUpsetStomachPillsBall GamesPainkillersUpset Stomach Author:Sandy Koufax
