“The hardest thing to do in baseball is to hit a round baseball with a round bat, squarely.”— Ted Williams, goodreads.com
“Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.”— Ted Williams, goodreads.com
“I knew what was going on at that plate. It used to kill me to strike out, but when I struck out I knew what it was that got me and what I was going to try to do about it.”— Ted Williams, beabetterhitter.com
“I think without question the hardest single thing to do in sport is to hit a baseball. A .300 hitter, that rarest of breeds these days, goes through life with the certainty that he will fail at his job seven out of ten times.”— Ted Williams, beabetterhitter.com
“The batter has three strike zones: his own, the opposing pitcher’s, and the umpire’s. The umpire’s zone is defined by the rule book, but it’s also more importantly defined by the way the umpire works. A good umpire is consistent so you can learn his strike zone. The batter has a strike zone in which…”— Ted Williams, beabetterhitter.com
“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.”— Ted Williams, beabetterhitter.com
“Baseball’s future? Bigger and bigger, better and better! No question about it, it’s the greatest game there is!”— Ted Williams, beabetterhitter.com
“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.”— Ted Williams, beabetterhitter.com
“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.”— Ted Williams, beabetterhitter.com
“I hope somebody hits .400 soon. Then people can start pestering that guy with questions about the last guy to hit .400.”— Ted Williams, en.wikiquote.org
“A kid copies what is good. I remember the first time I saw Lefty O'Doul, and he was as far away as those palms. And I saw the guy come to bat in batting practice. I was looking through a knothole, and I said, "Geez, does that guy look good!" And it was Lefty O'Doul, one of the greatest hitters ever.”— Ted Williams, en.wikiquote.org
“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."”— Ted Williams, amazon.com
“Batting coaches are just as important as pitching coaches. Lefty O'Doul gave me good advice when he said: "Don't ever let them change you." I also asked for help from Cobb, Foxx and Hornsby.”— Ted Williams, en.wikiquote.org
“It was a much bigger thrill to play on a winning team in 1960 than for me to win the batting title in 1961 when we finished sixth. When you’re with a bad team, you don’t have the incentive to keep going. Winning is such fun.”— Roberto Clemente, en.wikiquote.org
“I think the fans in Pittsburgh are the best in baseball. They've always been on my side, even when I'm going bad. I've made plenty of friends and I would not trade these people for anybody, anywhere.”— Roberto Clemente, en.wikiquote.org