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

Quote by Ty Cobb

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I may have been fierce, but never low or underhand.

I may have been fierce, but never low or underhand.

The crowd makes the ballgame.

The crowd makes the ballgame.

I regret to this day that I never went to college. I feel I should...

I regret to this day that I never went to college. I feel I should...

Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had...

Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had...

To get along with me, don't increase my tension.

To get along with me, don't increase my tension.

Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness - and...

Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness - and...

I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me... but...

I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me... but...

The great American game should be an unrelenting war of nerves.

The great American game should be an unrelenting war of nerves.

Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had...

Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had...

Don't come home a failure.

Don't come home a failure.

Baseball was one-hundred percent of my life.

Baseball was one-hundred percent of my life.

The base paths belonged to me, the runner. The rules gave me the right. I...

The base paths belonged to me, the runner. The rules gave me the right. I...

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

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

The great trouble with baseball today is that most of the players are in the...

The great trouble with baseball today is that most of the players are in the...

I have observed that baseball is not unlike a war, and when you come right...

I have observed that baseball is not unlike a war, and when you come right...

The way those clubs shift against Ted Williams, I can't understand how he can be...

The way those clubs shift against Ted Williams, I can't understand how he can be...

The great trouble with baseball today is that most of the players are in the...

The great trouble with baseball today is that most of the players are in the...

I want to thank my parents for letting me play baseball. I'm thankful I had...

I want to thank my parents for letting me play baseball. I'm thankful I had...

Baseball is what we were, and football is what we have become

Baseball is what we were, and football is what we have become

A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.

A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.

You don't suffer, kill yourself and take the risks I take just for money. I...

You don't suffer, kill yourself and take the risks I take just for money. I...