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Ted Williams, born on August 30, 1918, and died on July 5, 2002, was an American baseball legend. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest baseball players of the 20th century, known for his exceptional hitting skills and career achievements.

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Famous Ted Williams Quotes

“Just keep going. Everybody gets better if they keep at it.”

“God gets you to the plate, but once you're there you're on your own.”

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“Hitting is fifty percent above the shoulders.”

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“I've found that you don't need to wear a necktie if you can hit.”

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“Baseball is 50% from the neck up”

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“Think. Don't just swing. Think about the pitcher, what he threw you last time up, his best pitch, who's up next. Think.”

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“If you get fooled by a pitch with less than two strikes, take it.”

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Book:My turn at Bat: the story of my life

Source: My turn at Bat: the story of my life

“The hardest thing to do in baseball is to hit a round baseball with a round bat, squarely.”

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“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."”

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“You've got to be ready for the fastball.”

Sports Ready Fastballs

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“If you don't think too good, don't think too much.”

Ifs Thinking Funny Too Much Too Much Fun

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“Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good as someone else but to be better than someone else. This is the nature of man and the name of the game.”

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Book:Ted Williams' Hit List

Source: Ted Williams' Hit List

“By the time you know what to do, you're too old to do it.”

Knows Reality Sports

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“If there was ever a man born to be a hitter it was me.”

Ifs Men Sports Born

Book:My turn at Bat: the story of my life

Source: My turn at Bat: the story of my life

“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.”

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“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.”

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“The Cleveland Cavaliers just offered me a full-time job and a house! A house! A house!”

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“I object to fishing tournaments less for what they do to fish than what they do to fishermen.”

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“Joe DiMaggio was the greatest all-around player I ever saw. His career can not be summed up in numbers and awards. It might sound corny, but he had a profound and lasting impact on the country.”

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“I've found in life the more you practice, the better you get. If you want something enough and work hard to get it, your chances of success are greater.”

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“There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived”

Book:Ted Williams' Hit List

Source: Ted Williams' Hit List

“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.”

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“No one has come up with a substitute for hard work.”

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Book:My turn at Bat: the story of my life

Source: My turn at Bat: the story of my life

“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.”

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“All the bullets and all the bombs that explode all over the world won't leave the impact, when all is said and done, of a dollar bill dropped in the Jimmy Fund pot by a warm heart and a willing hand. You should be proud and happy to know that your contribution will someday help some kid to a better life.”

“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!”

Fun Sound Heard Baseball Balls Bats

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“The key to hitting is just plain working at it. Work, that's the real secret.”

Real Work Secret Keys Hitting

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“A man has to have goals - for a day, for a lifetime.”

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Book:My turn at Bat: the story of my life

Source: My turn at Bat: the story of my life

“Hitting is the most important part of the game. It is where the big money is, where much of the status is, and the fan interest.”

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Book:Science of Hitting

Source: Science of Hitting

“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.”

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“I hope somebody hits .400 soon. Then people can start pestering that guy with questions about the last guy to hit .400.”

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“If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400.”

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“They invented the All-Star game for Willie Mays.”

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“If I could run like Mantle I'd hit .400 every year!”

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“I don't want to take anything away from Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle. They're both great hitters, but they're batting against guys they never would have seen in previous years.”

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“Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.”

“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.”

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“A man has to have goals - for a day, for a lifetime - and that was mine, to have people say, 'There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived.'”

People Men Inspirational Goal Mines Baseball Lifetime Baseball Player Famous Baseball Great Baseball Little League Baseball

Book:My turn at Bat: the story of my life

Source: My turn at Bat: the story of my life

“All managers are losers, they are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face of the Earth.”

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“You have to hit the fastball to play in the big leagues.”

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About the Author

Born: August 30, 1918
Died: July 5, 2002
Known for: Baseball player
Quotes: 40

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