Carl Yastrzemski Quotes
The three-thousand hitting thing was the first time I let individual pressure get to me. I was uptight about it. When I saw the hit going through, I had a sigh of relief more than anything.
I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it all day and I dream about it at night. The only time I don't think about it is when I'm playing it.
The race doesn't always belong to the swift nor the battle to the strong. It belongs rather to those who run the race, who stay the course and who fight the good fight.
When they knock you down, you not only have to get up, but you have to make it clear that you won't be knocked down a second time.
Anything less would not have been worthy of me. Anything more would not have been possible.
And if I have my choice between a pennant and a triple crown, I'll take the pennant every time.
I was lucky enough to have the talent to play baseball. That's how I treated my career. I didn't think I was anybody special, anybody different.
I came to love Fenway. It was a place that rejuvenated me after a road trip; the fans right on top of you, the nutty angles. And the Wall. That was my baby, the left-field wall, the Green Monster.
I loved the game - I loved the competition. But I never had any fun. All hard work - all the time.
I was a lousy hitter in May doing the same things that made me a great hitter in June.
You never know what's going to happen. Anything can happen there... and often does.
Ed (Runge), you're the second best umpire in the league. The other twenty-three are tied for first.
I remember I was a scared rookie, hitting .220 after the first three months of my baseball season, and doubting my ability.
The moment the game (AL Pennant versus the Twins) was over I sprinted for the dugout. The fans were pouring onto the field. If they'd caught me they'd have torn my uniform into shreds for souvenirs.
