Ted Williams Quotes

Anytime you can see a hitter and face a hitter, you gain knowledge, and you gain that experience. Whether they hit a homerun off you, or you strike them out or whatever it is, it's information.

I consider myself a line drive hitter with power. I just try to put my best swing on the ball every time.

There's so much attached to playing shortstop that you lose your concentration on hitting, unless you're a natural hitter. There's so much to think about in the field, you don't have time to think about what you did at the plate last time. 'How did he get me out?'

If a pitcher makes a mistake inside, I'm going to hit it.

I kept listening in the minor leagues, and even earlier than that, people would say, 'If you don't hit the fastball, you're not going to get to the big leagues.' Every game, you're going to get a fastball.

I'm pretty close to Miguel Cabrera. We are such different hitters, but at the same time, we're pretty close because we both like to hit the ball middle-away.

I was able to play alongside, in my opinion, the best hitter with Miguel Cabrera and kind of watch the way he goes about it and the way he looks at situations, when to try to drive a ball versus when to shoot a ball.

If someone throws you a good slider, you're not going to hit it. You've got to always hunt those ones that kind of pop up or hang thigh-high or up.

I try to be as quiet as I can at the plate, but still aggressive.

It would be useless for any player to attempt to explain successful batting.

I used to lead off when I was a rookie. I've always been able to bunt.

Hitting is an art, but not an exact science.

Now the advantage is all with the hitters.

Baseball began early for me. When I was 5, my father took two Little League bats and put them on a lathe. He whittled them down and sanded the bats so they were the proper size for my brother and me. He began by throwing tennis balls to us. Eventually, we practiced hitting and fielding at a field near our house.

I've always loved hitting, and even as a kid, I always hit.

Hitting is not an exact science.

I just try to make contact with the ball. It's obvious that I like to swing the bat. I'm not thinking of taking a lot of pitches.

I see myself as a line-drive hitter first.

I love to talk about hitting. It's a passion of mine.

Yeah, if I see a ball in the zone then I'll try to put a good swing on it.

Right now what's in my mind is going up there and being disciplined. I was swinging at so many pitches out of the strike zone, and when you do that, you're not going to get a chance to hit strikes. It makes it easier for the pitcher every time I do that.

There is nothing better than walking out and hitting a home run.

When I was up there at the plate, my purpose was to get on base anyway I could, whether by hitting or by getting hit.

I throw the ball ninety-two miles an hour, but they hit it back just as hard.

It's not fun facing a ball going 97 mph, trust me.