Tris Speaker famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

The American boy starts swinging the bat about as soon as he can lift one.
-- Tris Speaker

#Baseball #Boys #Bats
If you put a baseball and other toys in front of a baby, he'll pick up a baseball in preference to the others.
-- Tris Speaker

#Baseball #Baby #Toys
Taking the best left-handed pitcher in baseball and converting him into a right fielder is one of the dumbest things I ever heard.
-- Tris Speaker

#Baseball #Pitcher #Converting
Babe Ruth made a great mistake when he gave up pitching.
-- Tris Speaker

#Baseball #Mistake #Ruth
Luck is the great stabilizer in baseball.
-- Tris Speaker

#Baseball #Luck
When I was a rookie, Cy Young used to hit me flies to sharpen my abilities to judge in advance the direction and distance of an outfield-hit ball.
-- Tris Speaker

#Distance #Judging #Rookies
It would be useless for any player to attempt to explain successful batting.
-- Tris Speaker

#Successful #Player #Would Be

On matters of race, on matters of decency, baseball should lead the way.
I love the flow of the game. There's a certain fluidity to basketball. I don't enjoy watching baseball or football in the same way.
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit.
There's life outside Backstreet Boys that is going on and continuing.
My world was completely different to other boys my age. When I was six I was earning money, and by 10 I was paying more tax than the parents of other pupils. I feel a lot older than my years. Because I was working with adults, I had to mature a lot quicker.
And you've got a boy right there who looks at you like he would drink your bathwater if you'd ask him!
I would be comfortable to bat anywhere,
I'm not afraid to swing the bat. If they elect to pitch to me, I'm going to swing. I'm not as picky as Mr. Sheffield. I'll swing at something over my head.
If I have to put anyone to bat for my life, it'll be Kallis or Dravid.
If I have a son and he decides to play cricket, I will want him to bat like Sachin Tendulkar.

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