Christy Mathewson famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat.
-- Christy Mathewson

#Sports #Victory #Littles
A boy cannot begin playing ball too early. I might almost say that while he is still creeping on all fours he should have a bouncing rubber ball.
-- Christy Mathewson

#Baseball #Boys #Balls
I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But I owe the fans nothing and they owe me nothing when I am not pitching.
-- Christy Mathewson

#Fans #Pitching #Stewardship
I always tried to learn about the hitters. Anytime someone got a hit off me, I made a mental note of the pitch. He'd never see that one again.
-- Christy Mathewson

#Notes #Made
You must have an alibi to show why you lost. If you haven't one, you must fake one. You self confidence must be maintained.
-- Christy Mathewson

#Self Confidence #Fake #Lost
No man can have a 'yellow streak' and last. He must pay much attention to his nerves or temperament. He must hide every flaw.
-- Christy Mathewson

#Men #Yellow #Nerves
Anybody's best pitch is the one the batters ain't hitting that day.
-- Christy Mathewson

#Hitting
A pitcher is not a ballplayer.
-- Christy Mathewson

#Pitcher
Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.
-- Christy Mathewson

#Sports #Baseball #Umpires
A young ballplayer looks on his first spring training trip as a stage struck young woman regards the theater.
-- Christy Mathewson

#Spring #Training #Looks
If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that the can talk of nothing else under the sun but acting...It's exactly the same way with baseball players. Your heart must be in your work.
-- Christy Mathewson

#Baseball #Heart #Player
Luck is a combination of confidence and getting the breaks.
-- Christy Mathewson

#Luck #Break #Combination

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