The base paths belonged to me, the runner. The rules gave me the right. I always went into a bag full speed, feet first. I had sharp spikes on my shoes. If the baseman stood where he had no business to be and got hurt, that was his fault.
Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher. - Ty Cobb
Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher.
- Ty Cobb
I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me, but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch. - Ty Cobb
I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me, but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch.
The longer I live, the longer I realize that batting is more a mental matter than it is physical. The ability to grasp the bat, swing at the proper t… - Ty Cobb
The longer I live, the longer I realize that batting is more a mental matter than it is physical. The ability to grasp the bat, swing at the proper t…
The great trouble with baseball today is that most of the players are in the game for the money and that's it, not for the love of it, the excitement… - Ty Cobb
The great trouble with baseball today is that most of the players are in the game for the money and that's it, not for the love of it, the excitement…
A ball bat is a wondrous weapon. - Ty Cobb
A ball bat is a wondrous weapon.
When I played ball, I didn't play for fun. . . . It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out. It's a contest and everything that implies, … - Ty Cobb
When I played ball, I didn't play for fun. . . . It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out. It's a contest and everything that implies, …
I never could stand losing. Second place didn't interest me. I had a fire in my belly. - Ty Cobb
I never could stand losing. Second place didn't interest me. I had a fire in my belly.
The most important part of a player's body is above his shoulders. - Ty Cobb
The most important part of a player's body is above his shoulders.
The first time I faced him I watched him take that easy windup and then something went past me that made me flinch. The thing just hissed with danger… - Ty Cobb
The first time I faced him I watched him take that easy windup and then something went past me that made me flinch. The thing just hissed with danger…
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