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Why do they cheer me for hitting a homer and then boo me for grounding out the next time up. I'm still the same guy, ain't I? They can all go to hell. I'll never tip my cap to them.

— Ted Williams

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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."

If you don't think too good, don't think too much.

The Gigantic Book of Baseball Quotations (2007)

Any pitcher throwing sinkers and hard sliders.

I hope somebody hits .400 soon. Then people can start pestering that guy with questions about the last guy to hit .400.

I sure have. I'd like to break every hitting record in the books. When I walk down the street, I'd like for them to say, "There goes Ted Williams, the best hitter in baseball."

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