Hitting is 50% above the shoulders. –Ted Williams

Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing. –Warren Spahn

Fundamentals are the most valuable tools a player can possess. Bunt the ball into the ground. Hit the cutoff man. Take the extra base. Learn the fundamentals. –Dick Williams

If you can't outsmart people, outwork them. –Bill Veeck

A hitter's impatience is the pitcher's biggest advantage. –Pete Rose

Mental attitude and concentration are the keys to pitching. -Ferguson Jenkins

Good fielding and pitching, without hitting, or vice versa, is like Ben Franklin's half pair of scissors – ineffectual. –Moe Berg

The pitcher has to throw a strike sooner or later, so why not hit the pitch you want to hit and not the one he wants you to hit? –Johnny Mize

Players who commit errors need reassurance from the pitcher, who must harbor no grudges. –Roger Craig

Control is what kept me in the big leagues for twenty-two years. –Cy Young

Playing without the fundamentals is like eating without a knife and fork. You make a mess. –Dick Williams

You can't think and hit at the same time. –Yogi Berra

When you step into the batter's box, have nothing on your mind except baseball. –Pete Rose

The best possible thing in baseball is winning the World Series. The second best thing is losing the World Series. –Tommy Lasorda

Don't worry about your individual numbers. Worry about the team. If the team is successful, each of you will be successful, too. –Branch Rickey

Ninety feet between bases is perhaps as close as man has ever gotten to perfection. –Red Smith

In baseball, you can't kill the clock. You've got to give the other man his chance. That's why this is the greatest game. –Earl Weaver

Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it, not hard enough and it flies away. –Tommy Lasorda

Pitch within yourself. –Tom Seaver

Associate with those who help you believe in yourself. –Brooks Robinson

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

Be on time. Bust your butt. Play smart. And have some laughs along the way. –Whitey Herzog

Most one-run games are lost, not won. –Gene Mauch

It takes pitching, hitting and defense. Any two can win. All three make you unbeatable. –Joe Garagiola

Little League is great because it keeps parents off the streets. –Yogi Berra

The saddest day of the year is the day baseball season ends. –Tommy Lasorda

Don't be afraid to take advice. There's always something new to learn. –Babe Ruth

You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possible be – in baseball and in life. –Pete Rose

Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat. –Lou Brock

Take time to thank everyone who has helped you along the way. –Brooks Robinson

Nobody ever said, "Work ball!" They say, "Play ball!" To me, that means having fun. –Willie Stargell