44 Quotes by Tony Gwynn

I was a contact hitter my whole career but I learned how to handle the ball inside. And Ted Williams played a big part in that. He gave me the advice on how to handle inside pitches.

The only thing I do to my bat is put some tape around the handle to build it up a little bit because I broke my finger about six years ago and can't really close it the way I want to. Other than that, the same bat, same Louisville Sluggers.

Nobody talked about my defense or that I used to steal bases, too.

Ted Williams is one of the best hitters ever to play the game, and I didn't get a chance to see him play, so all I could do was read books and look at pictures.

Lots of guys took them. They were everywhere.

So I'm a little bit ahead of the game, ... Plus, I'll have all my clips from the North County Times.

Now that the contract has been signed, we can concentrate on moving ahead toward our goal of becoming a nationally recognized program.

He might just be very comfortable doing what he's doing. If he is, he's at the top of the list, then. He's a master of his craft.

He said we would bounce around. I think it's a great idea and I'm not going to have a problem with it.