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Stan Musial Quotes

American - Athlete | November 21, 1920 - January 19, 2013

When we played the Dodgers in St. Louis, they had to come through our dugout, and our bat rack was right there where they had to walk. My bats kept disappearing, and I couldn't figure it out. Turns out, Pee Wee Reese was stealing my bats. I found that out later, after we got out of baseball. He and Rube Walker stole my bats.

Walk Baseball Right Out Through Got

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.

Getting Older Start Think Down Years

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

Swimming Learn Never Forget You Like

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.

Future Past You First Tell Contract

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

Worry Complain Side Dry Just Like

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.

Forward You Back Know Important Up

I have no hesitation to say that St. Louis is a great place in which to live and work.

Work Live Great Place Say St. Louis

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.

Money Day Baseball Game Think Loved

What I try to do is never to hurt anybody else and figure if I don't, then I'm not likely to get hurt myself.

Myself Hurt Try Never Get Figure

It seemed like I always did some great hitting in Brooklyn. The field there was close to the stands. Every time I started walking to the plate, I could hear the fans say, 'Here comes that man again. Here comes that man.'

Great Time Man Walking Brooklyn Say

Get eight hours of sleep regularly. Keep your weight down, run a mile a day.

Day Sleep Down Run Get Weight

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 30 feet of its flight and knew how it would move once it has crossed the plate.

Feet Speed Flight First Ball Up

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