Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotes by Ted Williams (American Sportsperson)

Theodore Samuel “Ted” Williams (1918–2002) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 19-year Major League Baseball career as a left fielder for the Boston Red Sox from 1939–1942 and 1946–1960. Nicknamed “The Kid”, “The Splendid Splinter”, “Teddy Ballgame”, “The Thumper” and “The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived”, Williams is regarded as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history.

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He who is certain he knows the ending of things when he is only beginning them is either extremely wise or extremely foolish; no matter which is true, he is certainly an unhappy man, for he has put a knife in the heart of wonder.
Ted Williams
Topics: Certainty

A man has to have goals- for a day, for a lifetime- that was mine, to have people say, “There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived.”
Ted Williams
Topics: Goal, Goals

God gets you to the plate, but once your there your on your own.
Ted Williams
Topics: God

All I want out of life is that when I walk down the street, folks will say, “There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived”.
Ted Williams
Topics: Motivation

We tell lies when we are afraid… afraid of what we don’t know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we tell a lie, the thing that we fear grows stronger.
Ted Williams
Topics: Honesty

Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.
Ted Williams
Topics: Baseball

A well-aimed spear is worth three.
Ted Williams
Topics: One liners, Focus, Concentration

If you get fooled by a pitch with less than two strikes, take it.
Ted Williams
Topics: Baseball

Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good as someone else but to be better than someone else. This is the nature of man and the name of the game.
Ted Williams
Topics: Baseball

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