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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