A man has to have goals - for a day, for a lifetime - and that was mine, to have people say, 'There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived.'
Ted Williams

A pitcher has to look at the hitter as his mortal enemy.
Early Wynn

Actually punching is a mistake; a heavy hitter will cut you with one shot.
Alexis Arguello

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is eighty percent of being a successful hitter. The other twenty percent is just execution.
Hank Aaron

I don't like the designated hitter. A guy who plays should be able to catch and hit.
Marge Schott

I study pitchers. I visualize pitches. That gives me a better chance every time I step into the box. That doesn't mean I'm going to get a hit every game, but that's one of the reasons I've come a long way as a hitter.
Mark McGwire

I was a lousy hitter in May doing the same things that made me a great hitter in June.
Carl Yastrzemski

I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
Casey Stengel

I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.
Willie Stargell

I was the worst hitter ever. I never even broke a bat until last year when I was backing out of the garage.
Lefty Gomez

I wonder why there is a designated hitter in baseball after all these years? As an experiment, it seemed like a swell enough idea, but you would think the novelty would have worn off by now and everyone would get back to playing baseball.
Jay Mohr

I'm always amazed when a pitcher becomes angry at a hitter for hitting a home run off him. When I strike out, I don't get angry at the pitcher, I get angry at myself. I would think that if a pitcher threw up a home run ball, he should be angry at himself.
Willie Stargell

If there was ever a man born to be a hitter it was me.
Ted Williams

It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy.
Nolan Ryan

Ted Williams was the greatest hitter I ever saw, but DiMaggio was the greatest all around player.
Bob Feller

The Brooklyn Dodgers had a no hitter last night.
Bob Dole

The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid, and if he is timid, he has to remind the hitter he's timid.
Don Drysdale

There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve a hitter. More than you can improve a fielder. More mistakes are made hitting than in any other part of the game.
Ted Williams

There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher.
Ted Williams

To be a good hitter you've got to do one thing - get a good ball to hit.
Rogers Hornsby