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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.

Famous Ted Williams Quotes

“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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“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

“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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“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”

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Book:Ted Williams' Hit List

Source: Ted Williams' Hit List

“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!”

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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

“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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“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.”

“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.'”

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

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

About the Author

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

Books & Sources

My turn at Bat: the story of my lifeRelated source material

Ted Williams' Hit ListRelated source material

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