Before and after Quotes by Warren Spahn

I throw just as hard as ever - it just takes twice as long to get there.

— Warren Spahn

He was something like zero for twenty-one the first time I saw him. His first major league hit was a home run off me…

— Warren Spahn

I'll never forgive myself. We might have gotten rid of Willie forever if I'd only struck him out.

— Warren Spahn

Once (Stan) Musial timed your fastball, your infielders were in jeopardy.

— Warren Spahn

A sore arm is like a headache or a toothache. It can make you feel bad, but if you just forget about it and…

— Warren Spahn

A pitcher needs two pitches, one they're looking for and one to cross them up.

— Warren Spahn

The difference between winning nineteen games and winning twenty for a pitcher is bigger than anyone out of baseball realizes. It's the same for…

— Warren Spahn

Spahn and Sain and pray for rain,

— Warren Spahn

A good hitter has timing. A good pitcher upsets timing.

— Warren Spahn

Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing.

— Warren Spahn

Twenty games is the magic figure for pitchers - .300 is the magic figures for batters. It pays off in salary and reputation. And…

— Warren Spahn

When I throw a ground ball, I expect it to be an out, maybe two.

— Warren Spahn

[On Willie Mays] He was something like zero for twenty-one the first time I saw him. His first major league hit was a home…

— Warren Spahn

You don't just throw the ball - you propel it.

— Warren Spahn

What is life, after all, but a challenge? And what better challenge can there be than the one between the pitcher and the hitter.

— Warren Spahn