39 Quotes by Stan Musial

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.

When a pitcher's throwing a spitball, don't worry and don't complain, just hit the dry side like I do.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I'm a musician. I play harmonica for relaxation. A good way to relax and entertain people. An excellent way to have fun.

Hitting is like swimming. Once you learn the stroke, you never forget it.

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.