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born 1935 United States
Sandy Koufax (born Sanford Braun on 30 December 1935) is an American left-handed former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, from 1955 to 1966.
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A guy who throws what he intends to throw—that's the definition of a good pitcher.
The only time I really try for a strikeout is when I'm in a jam.
People who write about spring training not being necessary have never tried to throw a baseball.
You've got to be lucky to pitch a no-hitter, and if you have good stuff, it's easier to be lucky.
I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.
The game has a cleanness. If you do a good job, the numbers say so. You don't have to ask anyone or play politics. You don't have to wait for the reviews.
I don't regret one minute of the last 12 years but I think I would regret the one year that was too many.
Sure, nice guys can win — if they're nice guys with a lot of talent. Nice guys with a little talent finish fourth, and nice guys with no talent finish last.
In Koufax (1966)
If I could straighten it out, I'd be pitching at Dodger Stadium tonight instead of playing golf.
Show me a guy who can't pitch inside and I'll show you a loser.
Pitching is the art of instilling fear, making the man flinch by making him look for the wrong pitch. You're trying to control his instincts. But if your control is suspect like Ryan's is, and the thought of being hit is in the batter's mind, you'll go a long way.
I'll never know. I've never been in a fight. But I doubt whether pitching speed would have any significance. You can't go into a windup in the ring.
Mays always told me how hard it was to get a hit off me and every time I looked up, he was on second base. Yet, even with Mays, I had an idea what to do. When I pitched to Clemente and Aaron, I had no idea. They seemed to hit everything.
But in the end it all comes down to talent. You can talk all you want about intangibles, I just don't know what that means. Talent makes winners, not intangibles. Can nice guys win? Sure, nice guys can win — if they're nice guys with a lot of talent. Nice guys with a little talent finish fourth, and nice guys with no talent finish last.
In Koufax (1966)
It was probably the worst thing that could have happened to me, getting my first out by striking out a big hitter. Because that became my pattern for five years, trying to get out of trouble by throwing harder and harder and harder.
In Koufax (1966)
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