Sandy Koufax Quotes

#1. A guy that throws what he intends to throw, that's the definition of a good pitcher.

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#2. People who write about spring training not being necessary have never tried to throw a baseball.

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#3. I don't think I've ever seen anybody with quicker hands than Soriano.

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#4. If there was any magic formula, it was getting to pitch every fourth day.

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#5. Pitching is the art of instilling fear.

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#6. The game has a cleanness. If you do a good job, the numbers say so. You don't have to ask anyone or play politics. You don't have to wait for the reviews.

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#7. I can't picture people talking about me 50 years from now.

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#8. I can't believe that Babe Ruth was a better player than Willie Mays. (Babe) Ruth is to baseball what Arnold Palmer is to golf. He got the game moving. But I can't believe he could run as well as (Willie) Mays, and I can't believe he was any better an outfielder.

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#9. If I could straighten it out (his golf swing), I'd be pitching at Dodger Stadium tonight.

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#10. I've got a lot of years to live after baseball and I would like to live them with the complete use of my body.

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#11. Show me a guy who can't pitch inside and I'll show you a loser.

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#12. He's the strangest hitter in baseball. Figure him out one way and he'll kill you another.

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#13. There is among us a far closer relationship than the purely social one of a fraternal organization because we are bound together not only by a single interest but by a common goal. To win. Nothing else matters, and nothing else will do.

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#14. I think it's incredible because there were guys like Mays and Mantle and Henry Aaron who were great players for ten years ... I only had four or five good years.

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#15. I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.

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