If there was ever a man born to be a hitter it was me.

A man has to have goals - for a day, for a lifetime - and that was mine, to have people say, 'There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived.'

There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher.

There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher.

There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve a hitter. More than you can improve a fielder. More mistakes are made hitting than in any other part of the game.

Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.