I started to crouch because that way I could guard the plate better, and I always wanted to hit .300 in the big leagues.

- Stan Musial

Used to be bats had thick handles and a big barrel. Then they found it's not the size of the bat that gets home runs - it's the speed with which you …

- Stan Musial

The first principle of contract negotiations is don't remind them of what you did in the past - tell them what you're going to do in the future.

- Stan Musial

I learned to hit with a broomstick and a ball of tape and I could always get that bat on the ball.

- Stan Musial

The one unbreakable rule about hitting is this: if a batter hits well with his own particular stance and swing, think twice - or more - before sugges…

- Stan Musial

There is no one correct way to bat, and so of course there is no one correct stance for it.

- Stan Musial

Unless you give it all you've got, there isn't any sense in playing.

- Stan Musial

I think I had the smallest handle around. When I got my bats, I even trimmed them down. I used to scrape them. Some years later when I started gettin…

- Stan Musial

A lot of hitters stay away from the plate, some are close up, some are forward, some are back. The thing about hitting is this: You have to know the …

- Stan Musial