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title: "13 Baseball Quotes By Sandy Koufax"
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> [If there was any magic formula, it was getting to pitch every fourth day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/if-there-was-any-magic-formula-it-was-getting-to-pitch-every-fourth/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

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> [Pitching is the art of instilling fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/pitching-is-the-art-of-instilling-fear/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

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> [I've got a lot of years to live after baseball and I would like to live them with the complete use of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/i-ve-got-a-lot-of-years-to-live-after-baseball-and-i-would-like-to/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

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> [I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/i-became-a-good-pitcher-when-i-stopped-trying-to-make-them-miss-the/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

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> [A guy that throws what he intends to throw, that's the definition of a good pitcher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/a-guy-that-throws-what-he-intends-to-throw-that-s-the-definition-of-a/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

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> [People who write about spring training not being necessary have never tried to throw a baseball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/people-who-write-about-spring-training-not-being-necessary-have-never/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

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> [He's the strangest hitter in baseball. Figure him out one way and he'll kill you another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/he-s-the-strangest-hitter-in-baseball-figure-him-out-one-way-and-he/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

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> [If I could straighten it out (his golf swing), I'd be pitching at Dodger Stadium tonight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/if-i-could-straighten-it-out-his-golf-swing-i-d-be-pitching-at-dodger/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

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> [I think it's incredible because there were guys like (Willie) Mays and (Mickey) Mantle and Henry Aaron who were great players for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/i-think-it-s-incredible-because-there-were-guys-like-willie-mays-and/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

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> [I can't believe that Babe Ruth was a better player than Willie Mays. (Babe) Ruth is to baseball what Arnold Palmer is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/i-can-t-believe-that-babe-ruth-was-a-better-player-than-willie-mays/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

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> [I think it's incredible because there were guys like Mays and Mantle and Henry Aaron who were great players for ten years...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/i-think-it-s-incredible-because-there-were-guys-like-mays-and-mantle/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

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> [It's better to throw a theoretically poorer pitch whole-heartedly, than to throw the so-called right pitch with feeling of doubt-doubt that's it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/it-s-better-to-throw-a-theoretically-poorer-pitch-whole-heartedly/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

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> [The only time I really try for a strikeout is when I'm in a jam. If the bases are loaded with none…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/the-only-time-i-really-try-for-a-strikeout-is-when-i-m-in-a-jam-if/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

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## More by Sandy Koufax

> [I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/i-became-a-good-pitcher-when-i-stopped-trying-to-make-them-miss-the/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

> [People who write about spring training not being necessary have never tried to throw a baseball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/people-who-write-about-spring-training-not-being-necessary-have-never/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

> [If there was any magic formula, it was getting to pitch every fourth day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/if-there-was-any-magic-formula-it-was-getting-to-pitch-every-fourth/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

> [There is among us a far closer relationship than the purely social one of a fraternal organization because we are bound together not only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/there-is-among-us-a-far-closer-relationship-than-the-purely-social/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

> [I can't picture people talking about me 50 years from now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/i-can-t-picture-people-talking-about-me-50-years-from-now/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

> [The game has a cleanness. If you do a good job, the numbers say so. You don't have to ask anyone or play politics.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/the-game-has-a-cleanness-if-you-do-a-good-job-the-numbers-say-so-you/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

> [A guy that throws what he intends to throw, that's the definition of a good pitcher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/a-guy-that-throws-what-he-intends-to-throw-that-s-the-definition-of-a/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

> [It's better to throw a theoretically poorer pitch whole-heartedly, than to throw the so-called right pitch with feeling of doubt-doubt that's it's right, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/it-s-better-to-throw-a-theoretically-poorer-pitch-whole-heartedly/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

> [Show me a guy who can't pitch inside and I'll show you a loser.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/show-me-a-guy-who-can-t-pitch-inside-and-i-ll-show-you-a-loser/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

> [I've got a lot of years to live after baseball and I would like to live them with the complete use of my body.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/i-ve-got-a-lot-of-years-to-live-after-baseball-and-i-would-like-to/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

> [I don't think I've ever seen anybody with quicker hands than Soriano.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-seen-anybody-with-quicker-hands-than-soriano/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

> [I don’t know if cortisone is good for you or not. But to take a shot every other ball game is more than I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/i-don-t-know-if-cortisone-is-good-for-you-or-not-but-to-take-a-shot/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

> [The only time I really try for a strikeout is when I'm in a jam. If the bases are loaded with none out, for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/the-only-time-i-really-try-for-a-strikeout-is-when-i-m-in-a-jam-if/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

> [I can't believe that Babe Ruth was a better player than Willie Mays. (Babe) Ruth is to baseball what Arnold Palmer is to golf.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/i-can-t-believe-that-babe-ruth-was-a-better-player-than-willie-mays/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

> [I think it's incredible because there were guys like (Willie) Mays and (Mickey) Mantle and Henry Aaron who were great players for ten years...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/i-think-it-s-incredible-because-there-were-guys-like-willie-mays-and/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

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