Stan Musial Quotes
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Back in my day, we didn't think about money as much. We enjoyed playing the game. We loved baseball. I didn't think about anybody else but the Cardinals.
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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.
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I never realized that batting a little ball around could cause so much commotion. I now know how (Charles) Lindbergh must have felt when he returned from St. Louis.
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The first principle of contract negotiations is don't remind them of what you did in the past - tell them what you're going to do in the future.
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I love to play this game of baseball. I love putting on the uniform.
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A lot of hitters stay away from the plate, some are close up, some are forward, some are back. The thing about hitting is this: You have to know the strike zone. That's the most important thing. Hit strikes and put the bat on the ball.
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Get eight hours of sleep regularly. Keep your weight down, run a mile a day.
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I learned to hit with a broomstick and a ball of tape and I could always get that bat on the ball.
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The one unbreakable rule about hitting is this: if a batter hits well with his own particular stance and swing, think twice - or more - before suggesting a change.
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It seemed like I always did some great hitting in Brooklyn. The field there was close to the stands. Every time I started walking to the plate, I could hear the fans say, 'Here comes that man again. Here comes that man.'
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Always wanted to be a Major League player. Loved baseball. Followed it. Loved to play. Plus, I could always hit.
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Used to be bats had thick handles and a big barrel. Then they found it's not the size of the bat that gets home runs - it's the speed with which you can swing it.
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Unless you give it all you've got, there isn't any sense in playing.
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I started to crouch because that way I could guard the plate better, and I always wanted to hit .300 in the big leagues.
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What I try to do is never to hurt anybody else and figure if I don't, then I'm not likely to get hurt myself.
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There is no one correct way to bat, and so of course there is no one correct stance for it.
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Hitting is like swimming. Once you learn the stroke, you never forget it.
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What made me sign with the Cardinals? Because they used salesmanship, the personal touch.
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I think I had the smallest handle around. When I got my bats, I even trimmed them down. I used to scrape them. Some years later when I started getting older, I used to start with a 33 and in the summer it got down to 31 and then probably in September got down to 30.
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There was never a day when I was as good as Joe DiMaggio at his best. Joe was the best, the very best I ever saw.
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The key to hitting for high average is to relax, concentrate, and don't hit the fly ball to center field.
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I'm a musician. I play harmonica for relaxation. A good way to relax and entertain people. An excellent way to have fun.
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