Stan Musial quotes

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. (Stan Musial)
Always wanted to be a Major League player. Loved baseball. Followed it. Loved to play. Plus, I could always hit. View quote
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Hitting is like swimming. Once you learn the stroke, you never forget it. View quote
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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. View quote
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I came up in 1941 and I played against men who played in the 1930s. I stayed until 1963 playing against men who will be playing in the 1970s. So I think I can feel qualified to say that baseball really was a great game, and baseball is really a great game, and baseball will always be a great game. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I could always hit. I learned to hit with a broomstick and a ball of tape and I could always get that bat on the ball. View quote
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Get eight hours of sleep regularly. Keep your weight down, run a mile a day. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. (Stan Musial)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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.' View quote
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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. View quote
Stan Musial

Stan Musial

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Occupation: American Athlete
Born: November 21, 1920
Died: January 19, 2013
Quotes count: 15