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9 quotes found searching on Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams
All I want out of life is when I walk down the street people say 'There goes the greatest hitter that ever lived'.
Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams
Boston Red Sox
OF
HOF 1966
Think. Don't just swing. Think about the pitcher, what he threw you last time up, his best pitch, who's up next. Think.
Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams
Boston Red Sox
OF
HOF 1966
I'd have been a .290 hitter without a Louisville Slugger.
Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams
Boston Red Sox
OF
HOF 1966
The batter has three strike zones: his own, the opposing pitcher's, and the umpire's. The umpire's zone is defined by the rule book, but it's also more importantly defined by the way the umpire works. A good umpire is consistent so you can learn his strike zone. The batter has a strike zone in which he considers the pitch the right one to hit. The pitchers have zones where they are most effective. Once you know the pitcher and his zone you can get set for a particular pitch.
Boston Red Sox
OF
HOF 1966
Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good as someone else but to be better than someone else. This is the nature of man and the name of the game.
Boston Red Sox
OF
HOF 1966
Contributed by: Robert Ford
He's as good a young player as anyone I've ever seen come into the big leagues. He's tremendous. One of the very best young hitters I ever saw. He's a smart kid and he knows all about hitting. He went to Georgia Tech where he was on the Dean's List, and when I finished talking to him I felt I was on the Dean's List of hitting because he knows plenty, he really does. I asked him my usual questions about all aspects of hitting. I like to get young hitters stirred up to find out what they really know. And he knew everything! He's really a brilliant kid.
Spring, 2000
Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams
Boston Red Sox
OF
HOF 1966
He was a moody guy, a tantrum thrower like me. But when he punched a locker or something he always did it with his right hand. He was a careful tantrum thrower.
Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams
Boston Red Sox
OF
HOF 1966
I came home and told my mother about the money, and she said that was fine. "Who will you play for?" "Uh, the Texas Liquor House." If I had said Murder, Inc., I wouldn't have gotten a quicker refusal.
Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams
Boston Red Sox
OF
HOF 1966
You could have knocked the bat out of my hand with a straw when I saw the Cardinals break out their tricky shift the first time I came up. I never expected it. The Cards had said they weren't going to try any funny defense on me. Boy, did they pull a fast one....I did get a kick out of one thing. I got a single to right field over the third baseman's head. Brother, that's one for the books. (And) I don't know what the reaction was among the Cardinals when I laid down that bunt...with the wind blowing in and nobody covering third base, I thought it was the only thing I could do. If the Cardinals wish to play me that way the rest of the Series, it's OK by me.
Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams
Boston Red Sox
OF
HOF 1966
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