The race doesn't always belong to the swift nor the battle to the strong. It belongs rather to those who run the race, who stay the course and who fight the good fight. — Carl Yastrzemski Copy Share Image
I loved the game - I loved the competition. But I never had any fun. All hard work - all the time. — Carl Yastrzemski Copy Share Image
I'm very pleased and very proud of my accomplishments, but I'm most proud of that (hitting four-hundred home runs and three-thousand hits). Not (Ted)… — Carl Yastrzemski Copy Share Image
The moment the game (AL Pennant versus the Twins) was over I sprinted for the dugout. The fans were pouring onto the field. If… — Carl Yastrzemski Copy Share Image
When they knock you down, you not only have to get up, but you have to make it clear that you won't be knocked… — Carl Yastrzemski Copy Share Image
I was lucky enough to have the talent to play baseball. That's how I treated my career. I didn't think I was anybody special,… — Carl Yastrzemski Copy Share Image
Ed (Runge), you're the second best umpire in the league. The other twenty-three are tied for first. — Carl Yastrzemski Copy Share Image
I loved the game. I loved the competition. But I never had any fun. I never enjoyed it. All hard work all the time. — Carl Yastrzemski Copy Share Image
You never know what's going to happen. Anything can happen there... and often does. — Carl Yastrzemski Copy Share Image
I was a lousy hitter in May doing the same things that made me a great hitter in June. — Carl Yastrzemski Copy Share Image
I knew when the ball was going out (over the Green Monster). It was something I worked into the decoy, but it used to… — Carl Yastrzemski Copy Share Image
