Stan Musial famous quotes

03-25-2025

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.
-- Stan Musial

#Moving #Feet #Curves
I love to play this game of baseball. I love putting on the uniform.
-- Stan Musial

#Baseball #Play #Games
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.
-- Stan Musial

#Thinking #Swings #Hitting
I started to crouch because that way I could guard the plate better, and I always wanted to hit .300 in the big leagues.
-- Stan Musial

#League #Way #Plates
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.
-- Stan Musial

#Causes #Balls #Littles
Always wanted to be a Major League player. Loved baseball. Followed it. Loved to play. Plus, I could always hit.
-- Stan Musial

#Baseball #Player #League
I'm a musician. I play harmonica for relaxation. A good way to relax and entertain people. An excellent way to have fun.
-- Stan Musial

#Fun #Play #People
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.
-- Stan Musial

#Hurt #Trying #Figures
Get eight hours of sleep regularly. Keep your weight down, run a mile a day.
-- Stan Musial

#Running #Sleep #Eight
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.
-- Stan Musial

#Important #Hitting #Bats
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.
-- Stan Musial

#Baseball #Thinking #Games
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.
-- Stan Musial

#Running #Home #Swings
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.'
-- Stan Musial

#Men #Brooklyn #Hitting
Hitting is like swimming. Once you learn the stroke, you never forget it.
-- Stan Musial

#Swimming #Hitting #Never Forget
Unless you give it all you've got, there isn't any sense in playing,
-- Stan Musial

#Giving
I learned to hit with a broomstick and a ball of tape and I could always get that bat on the ball.
-- Stan Musial

#Balls #Bats #Tape
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.
-- Stan Musial

#Saws
There is no one correct way to bat, and so of course there is no one correct stance for it.
-- Stan Musial

#Bats #Way #Stance
The key to hitting for high average is to relax, concentrate, and don't hit the fly ball to center field.
-- Stan Musial

#Baseball #Average #Keys
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

#Past #Principles #Firsts

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