“This one's a piece of work. A spitter, a hitter, and a shitter.”— Meredith Stiehm, Reynolds, Shelton Grant, imdb.com
“When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But, when I'm hitting, I hit anybody.”— Willie Mays, baseball-almanac.com
“The hardest thing to do in baseball is to hit a round baseball with a round bat, squarely.”— Ted Williams, goodreads.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
“Think. Don’t just swing. Think about the pitcher, what he threw you last time up, his best pitch, who’s up next. Think!”— 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