American - Athlete | May 9, 1960 - June 16, 2014
Like a lot of kids, you kind of think baseball's boring - that's the perception.
Tony Gwynn
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It's about getting in position and taking a swing. I don't care if you're taking steroids or not; if you don't do those two things, it's not going to matter anyway.
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Sometimes technique works better than a whole lot of other things.
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Knowing the strike zone is very important, but I think the first thing is knowing yourself, knowing what things you do well.
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When I wake up in the morning, I don't think of myself as being better than anybody else. I think of myself as a good hitter.
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When I was a kid, man, my dad used to buy me the Ted Williams glove at Sears with the Ted Williams shoes with the eight stripes on 'em. I used to play Little League, and I was Ted Williams-ed out.
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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.
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I hate to say it, but, yeah, I'm a tobacco junkie.
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When you sign your name on the dotted line, it's more than just playing baseball. You have a responsibility to make good decisions and show people how things are supposed to be done.
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What drives me is trying to be perfect.
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