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

Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher.

- 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…

- 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…

- Ty Cobb

A ball bat is a wondrous weapon.

- 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, …

- Ty Cobb

I never could stand losing. Second place didn't interest me. I had a fire in my belly.

- Ty Cobb

The most important part of a player's body is above his shoulders.

- 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…

- Ty Cobb