A great hitter isn't born, he's made. He's made out of practice, fault correction, and confidence.
The first rule of baseball is to get a good ball to hit.
Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball.
I've always played hard. If that's rough and tough, I can't help it. I don't believe there's any such thing as a good loser. I wouldn't sit down and play a game of cards with you right now withing wanting to win. If I hadn't felt that way I wouldn't have got very far in baseball.
To be a good hitter you've got to do one thing - get a good ball to hit.
I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher.