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Stan Musial, born on November 21, 1920 in St. Louis, Missouri, was a legendary American professional baseball player. Known for his exceptional hitting skills and professional attitude, he is considered one of the greatest players in baseball history. Musial spent his entire 19-year career with the St. Louis Cardinals, becoming one of the most successful players in the team's history.

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“Always wanted to be a Major League player. Loved baseball. Followed it. Loved to play. Plus, I could always hit.”

Play Wanted Player Majors Baseball League Plus Major League

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“I started to crouch because that way I could guard the plate better, and I always wanted to hit .300 in the big leagues.”

Way Bigs Wanted League Plates

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“I think I had the smallest handle around. When I got my bats, I even trimmed them down. I used to scrape them. Some years later when I started getting older, I used to start with a 33 and in the summer it got down to 31 and then probably in September got down to 30.”

Thinking Years Used Summer Handle Smallest September Bats Getting Old Getting Older

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“What made me sign with the Cardinals? Because they used salesmanship, the personal touch.”

Made Used Cardinals Salesmanship Personal Touch

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“The first principle of contract negotiations is don't remind them of what you did in the past - tell them what you're going to do in the future.”

Firsts Past Principles Contracts Negotiation

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“Hitting is like swimming. Once you learn the stroke, you never forget it.”

Forget Never Forget Swimming Hitting Strokes Forget It

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“The key to hitting for high average is to relax, concentrate, and don't hit the fly ball to center field.”

Fields Keys Baseball Balls Average Relax Hitting Center Field

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“I consciously memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league threw his fastball, curve, and slider; then, I'd pick up the speed of the ball in the first thirty feet of its flight and knew how it would move once it had crossed the plate.”

Firsts Moving Feet Picks Balls Speed Flight League Thirty Plates Curves Pitcher Fastballs

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“I never realized that batting a little ball around could cause so much commotion. I now know how (Charles) Lindbergh must have felt when he returned from St. Louis.”

Knows Littles Felt Causes Know How Balls Batting

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“The one unbreakable rule about hitting is this: if a batter hits well with his own particular stance and swing, think twice - or more - before suggesting a change.”

Ifs Thinking Wells Particular Swings Hitting Stance Suggesting Think Twice Unbreakable

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“There is no one correct way to bat, and so of course there is no one correct stance for it.”

Way Courses Bats Stance

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“There was never a day when I was as good as Joe DiMaggio at his best. Joe was the best, the very best I ever saw.”

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“I learned to hit with a broomstick and a ball of tape and I could always get that bat on the ball.”

Balls Tape Bats Broomsticks

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“Unless you give it all you've got, there isn't any sense in playing.”

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“I love to play this game of baseball. I love putting on the uniform.”

Play Games Baseball Uniforms

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“It seemed like I always did some great hitting in Brooklyn. The field there was close to the stands. Every time I started walking to the plate, I could hear the fans say, 'Here comes that man again. Here comes that man.'”

Men Fans Fields Walking Plates Hitting Brooklyn

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“Used to be bats had thick handles and a big barrel. Then they found it's not the size of the bat that gets home runs - it's the speed with which you can swing it.”

Home Bigs Running Used Found Size Speed Handle Used To Be Thick Swings Bats Barrels Home Run

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“Back in my day, we didn't think about money as much. We enjoyed playing the game. We loved baseball. I didn't think about anybody else but the Cardinals.”

Thinking Games Baseball Enjoyed Cardinals

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“A lot of hitters stay away from the plate, some are close up, some are forward, some are back. The thing about hitting is this: You have to know the strike zone. That's the most important thing. Hit strikes and put the bat on the ball.”

Knows Important Balls Important Things Strikes Zone Plates Hitting Bats

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“Get eight hours of sleep regularly. Keep your weight down, run a mile a day.”

Running Hours Sleep Weight Eight Miles

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“What I try to do is never to hurt anybody else and figure if I don't, then I'm not likely to get hurt myself.”

Ifs Trying Hurt Figures

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“I'm a musician. I play harmonica for relaxation. A good way to relax and entertain people. An excellent way to have fun.”

People Way Play Fun Musician Excellent Having Fun Relax Relaxation Good Way Harmonicas

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About the Author

Born: November 21, 1920
Died: January 19, 2013
Known for: Baseball player
Quotes: 22

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