The key to hitting for high average is to relax, concentrate, and don't hit the fly ball to center field.

I started to crouch because that way I could guard the plate better, and I always wanted to hit .300 in the big leagues.

I'm a musician. I play harmonica for relaxation. A good way to relax and entertain people. An excellent way to have fun.

The key to hitting for high average is to relax, concentrate, and don't hit the fly ball to center field.

I learned to hit with a broomstick and a ball of tape and I could always get that bat on the ball.

Get eight hours of sleep regularly. Keep your weight down, run a mile a day.

I consciously memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league threw his fastball, curve, and slider; then, I'd pick up the speed of the ball in the first thirty feet of its flight and knew how it would move once it had crossed the plate.