Carl Yastrzemski quotes

This is a strange game. (Carl Yastrzemski)

I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it all day and I dream about it at night. The only time I don't think about it is when I'm playing it.

Carl Yastrzemski

I was lucky enough to have the talent to play baseball. That's how I treated my career. I didn't think I was anybody special, anybody different.

Carl Yastrzemski

And if I have my choice between a pennant and a triple crown, I'll take the pennant every time.

Carl Yastrzemski

You don't always make an out. Sometimes the pitcher gets you out.

Carl Yastrzemski

I was a lousy hitter in May doing the same things that made me a great hitter in June.

Carl Yastrzemski

The three-thousand hitting thing was the first time I let individual pressure get to me. I was uptight about it. When I saw the hit going through, I had a sigh of relief more than anything.

Carl Yastrzemski

Carl Yastrzemski

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Occupation: American Athlete
Born: August 22, 1939
Quotes count: 7

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