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> [The shortstop is a perfectly conditioned athlete. You're running out on relays all the time. You're covering second base. On every pitch, you're moving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-boudreau/the-shortstop-is-a-perfectly-conditioned-athlete-you-re-running-out/)

[Lou Boudreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-boudreau/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/812/lou-boudreau-50244_athlete_the-shortstop-is-a-perfectly-conditioned_1062612.jpg)

> [The overall thinking of the shortstop covers the overall context of the ballgame. You have to know the count they'll hit-and-run on. You're thinking of the speed, not only of the runner at first base, but the runner at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-boudreau/the-overall-thinking-of-the-shortstop-covers-the-overall-context-of/)

[Lou Boudreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-boudreau/)

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## More by Lou Boudreau

> [Playing shortstop is 75 to 80 percent anticipation, knowing the hitter and the pitch being thrown.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-boudreau/playing-shortstop-is-75-to-80-percent-anticipation-knowing-the-hitter/)

[Lou Boudreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-boudreau/)

> [The shortstop is a perfectly conditioned athlete. You're running out on relays all the time. You're covering second base. On every pitch, you're moving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-boudreau/the-shortstop-is-a-perfectly-conditioned-athlete-you-re-running-out/)

[Lou Boudreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-boudreau/)

> [Yeah, I miss it. You don't just break off a friendship you've had with a sport, and with all those you've met all over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-boudreau/yeah-i-miss-it-you-don-t-just-break-off-a-friendship-you-ve-had-with/)

[Lou Boudreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-boudreau/)

> [I thank the Lord for having the kind of a career that doesn't happen very often to an individual. A lot of times when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-boudreau/i-thank-the-lord-for-having-the-kind-of-a-career-that-doesn-t-happen/)

[Lou Boudreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-boudreau/)

> [There's so much attached to playing shortstop that you lose your concentration on hitting, unless you're a natural hitter. There's so much to think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-boudreau/there-s-so-much-attached-to-playing-shortstop-that-you-lose-your/)

[Lou Boudreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-boudreau/)

> [As far as sleeping goes, you're up and ready to go at six in the morning. Spring training was always a combination of relaxing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-boudreau/as-far-as-sleeping-goes-you-re-up-and-ready-to-go-at-six-in-the/)

[Lou Boudreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-boudreau/)

> [The overall thinking of the shortstop covers the overall context of the ballgame. You have to know the count they'll hit-and-run on. You're thinking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-boudreau/the-overall-thinking-of-the-shortstop-covers-the-overall-context-of/)

[Lou Boudreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-boudreau/)

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