55 Quotes by Ty Cobb

The way those clubs shift against Ted Williams, I can’t understand how he can be so stupid not to accept the challenge to him and hit to left field.

I’m coming down on the next pitch, Krauthead.

I never could stand losing. Second place didn’t interest me. I had a fire in my belly.

Speed is a great asset; but it’s greater when it’s combined with quickness – and there’s a big difference.

To get along with me, don’t increase my tension.

Walter Johnson’s fastball looked about the size of a watermelon seed and it hissed at you as it passed.

Every man in the game, from the minors on up, is not only fighting against the other side, but he’s trying to hold onto his own job against those on his own bench who’d love to take it away. Why deny this? Why minimize it? Why not boldly admit it?

I’ve been called one of the hardest bargainers who ever held out, and I’m proud of it.

I’ve got to be first. ALL the time.