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.'

I object to fishing tournaments less for what they do to fish than what they do to fishermen.

You have to hit the fastball to play in the big leagues.

The key to hitting is just plain working at it. Work, that's the real secret.

Hitting is the most important part of the game. It is where the big money is, where much of the status is, and the fan interest.

There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve a hitter. More than you can improve a fielder. More mistakes are made hitting than in any other part of the game.

People always told me that my natural ability and good eyesight were the reasons for my success as a hitter. They never talk about the practice, practice, practice.