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Yes, he's a prick, but he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit!
If I'd just tried for them dinky singles I could've batted around six hundred!
Stolen! : A History of Base Stealing (1999)
Don't give up until every base is uphill.
It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.
After all, there's only one answer to be made to the young fellow who is asking constantly for advice as to how to hit. The answer is: "Pick out a good one and sock it!
I copied Jackson's style because I thought he was the greatest hitter I had ever seen, the greatest natural hitter I ever saw. He's the guy who made me a hitter.
Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.
A ballplayer should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill.
Encyclopedia of Baseball (1951)
You're an awful little guy to be such a big thief.
Baseball always has been and always will be a game demanding team play. You can have the nine greatest individual ball players in the world, but if they don't play together the club won't be worth a dime.
I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball.
Go for the Gold: Thoughts on Achieving Your Personal Best (2001)
I guess I should have written two books of my life, one for the adults and another for the kids.
I'd play for half my salary if I could hit in this dump all the time.
I only have one superstition: I make sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.
Baseball's Greatest Quotes (1982)
What the hell has Hoover got to do with it? Anyway, I had a better year than he did.
I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands.
The only real game — I think — in the world is baseball.
Farewell Address (1947)
I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.
Go for the Gold: Thoughts on Achieving Your Personal Best (2001)
I'll promise to go easier on drinking and to get to bed earlier, but not for you, fifty thousand dollars, or two-hundred and fifty thousand dollars will I give up women. They're too much fun.
The Business of Baseball (2003)
There's been so many lovely things said about me, and I'm glad that I've had the opportunity to thank everybody. Thank you.
Farewell Address (1947)