The home run became glorified with Babe Ruth. Starting with him, batters have been thinking in terms of how far they could hit the ball, not how often.
To be a good hitter you've got to do one thing - get a good ball to hit. - Rogers Hornsby
To be a good hitter you've got to do one thing - get a good ball to hit.
- Rogers Hornsby
A great hitter isn't born, he's made. He's made out of practice, fault correction, and confidence. - Rogers Hornsby
A great hitter isn't born, he's made. He's made out of practice, fault correction, and confidence.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. - Rogers Hornsby
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.
I've cheated, or someone on my team has cheated, in almost every single game I've been in. - Rogers Hornsby
I've cheated, or someone on my team has cheated, in almost every single game I've been in.
Players who stand flat footed and swing with their arms are golfers, not hitters. - Rogers Hornsby
Players who stand flat footed and swing with their arms are golfers, not hitters.
I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher. - Rogers Hornsby
I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher.
Baseball is my life, the only thing I know and can talk about. My only interest. - Rogers Hornsby
Baseball is my life, the only thing I know and can talk about. My only interest.
Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball. - Rogers Hornsby
Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball.
I stare out the window and wait for spring. - Rogers Hornsby
I stare out the window and wait for spring.
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