10 Stan Musial Quotes for You to Enjoy

Stan Musial

American Athlete

Born: Nov 21, 1920

Died: Jan 19, 2013

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Hitting is like swimming. Once you learn the stroke, you never forget it. Stan Musial

You Swimming Once Stroke Never Never Forget Like Learn Forget Hitting

When we played the Dodgers in St. Louis, they had to come through our dugout, and our bat rack was right there where they had to walk. My bats kept disappearing, and I couldn't figure it out. Turns out, Pee Wee Reese was stealing my bats. I found that out later, after we got out of baseball. He and Rube Walker stole my bats. Stan Musial

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When a pitcher's throwing a spitball, don't worry and don't complain, just hit the dry side like I do. Stan Musial

Complain Side Worry Throwing Like Dry Hit Pitcher Just

I have no hesitation to say that St. Louis is a great place in which to live and work. Stan Musial

Work Great Live Hesitation Say Great Place Louis St. Louis Place Which

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 strike zone. That's the most important thing. Hit strikes and put the bat on the ball. Stan Musial

You Important Bat Back Strike Strikes Stay Some About Put Know Most Most Important Thing Ball Important Thing Lot Up Close Hit Close-Up Hitters Hitting The Most Important Forward Plate Away Thing Zone

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 can swing it. Stan Musial

Home You Big Speed Bat Bats Runs Had Gets Size Which Then Used Barrel Home Runs Swing Found Thick

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 getting older, I used to start with a 33 and in the summer it got down to 31 and then probably in September got down to 30. Stan Musial

I came up in 1941 and I played against men who played in the 1930s. I stayed until 1963 playing against men who will be playing in the 1970s. So I think I can feel qualified to say that baseball really was a great game, and baseball is really a great game, and baseball will always be a great game. Stan Musial

Great Game Will Men Think Say Stayed Feel Qualified Until Always Came Up Against Really Who Baseball Played Playing

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