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title: "56 Fastballs Quotes by 49 authors"
description: "Browse 56 Fastballs quotes by 49 authors. Discover the best Fastballs sayings and thoughts."
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> [I'm not like a 90-mph fastball kind of guy, but I can hit 70 on radar gun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-gibbard/i-m-not-like-a-90-mph-fastball-kind-of-guy-but-i-can-hit-70-on-radar-2/)

[Ben Gibbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-gibbard/)

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> [The three most important pitches I threw in my life were all fastballs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-sutter/the-three-most-important-pitches-i-threw-in-my-life-were-all-fastballs/)

[Bruce Sutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-sutter/)

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> [You've got to be ready for the fastball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-williams/you-ve-got-to-be-ready-for-the-fastball/)

[Ted Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-williams/)

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> [I trust that I can hit a fastball, that I can hit any pitch they throw to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/i-trust-that-i-can-hit-a-fastball-that-i-can-hit-any-pitch-they-throw/)

[Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/)

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> [Death ain't nothing but a fastball on the outside corner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/august-wilson/death-ain-t-nothing-but-a-fastball-on-the-outside-corner/)

[August Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/august-wilson/)

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> [I will send a fastball into the cyber hole.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-lincecum/i-will-send-a-fastball-into-the-cyber-hole/)

[Tim Lincecum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-lincecum/)

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> [Once (Stan) Musial timed your fastball, your infielders were in jeopardy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-spahn/once-stan-musial-timed-your-fastball-your-infielders-were-in-jeopardy/)

[Warren Spahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-spahn/)

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> [I may be wearing makeup, but I can throw a fastball by you at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennie-finch/i-may-be-wearing-makeup-but-i-can-throw-a-fastball-by-you-at-the-same/)

[Jennie Finch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennie-finch/)

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> [I guess I prefer the laughs. I couldn't do a whole set of just shocks, but I like throwing a fastball inside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-jeselnik/i-guess-i-prefer-the-laughs-i-couldn-t-do-a-whole-set-of-just-shocks/)

[Anthony Jeselnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-jeselnik/)

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> [I had to will my way through that game. Sometimes, it takes more than talent or more than a 95-mile-an-hour fastball. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-clemens/i-had-to-will-my-way-through-that-game-sometimes-it-takes-more-than/)

[Roger Clemens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-clemens/)

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> [I studied one term of law and then came to realize I had a little better fastball and curve than I did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lyons/i-studied-one-term-of-law-and-then-came-to-realize-i-had-a-little/)

Ted Lyons

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> [I'm a fastball hitter. It's no secret I'm looking for a fastball every pitch. I think it's one of the hardest things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-delgado/i-m-a-fastball-hitter-it-s-no-secret-i-m-looking-for-a-fastball-every/)

[Carlos Delgado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-delgado/)

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> [Trying to sneak a fastball by Ted Williams was like trying to sneak a sunbeam by a rooster in the morning,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-feller/trying-to-sneak-a-fastball-by-ted-williams-was-like-trying-to-sneak-a/)

[Bob Feller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-feller/)

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> [Back in the day when I played, a pitcher had 3 pitches: a fastball, a curveball, a slider, a changeup and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-shannon/back-in-the-day-when-i-played-a-pitcher-had-3-pitches-a-fastball-a/)

[Mike Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-shannon/)

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> [The last batter to hit, blast shattered your hip, Smash any splitter or fastball-that'll be it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pharoahe-monch/the-last-batter-to-hit-blast-shattered-your-hip-smash-any-splitter-or/)

[Pharoahe Monch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pharoahe-monch/)

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> [Walter Johnson's fastball looked about the size of a watermelon seed and it hissed at you as it passed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ty-cobb/walter-johnson-s-fastball-looked-about-the-size-of-a-watermelon-seed/)

[Ty Cobb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ty-cobb/)

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> [The last start of spring training, my (cut fastball) was okay. It just wasn't what I wanted it to be. I tried…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-halladay/the-last-start-of-spring-training-my-cut-fastball-was-okay-it-just/)

[Roy Halladay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-halladay/)

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> [I'm a power guy. Good fastball. A knuckle curve, which I can throw for strikes. A changeup which sinks down and away…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-verlander/i-m-a-power-guy-good-fastball-a-knuckle-curve-which-i-can-throw-for/)

[Justin Verlander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-verlander/)

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> [I consciously memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league threw his fastball, curve, and slider; then, I'd pick up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-musial/i-consciously-memorized-the-speed-at-which-every-pitcher-in-the-2/)

[Stan Musial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-musial/)

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> [David Price comes and finds me out in the lobby and says, 'Dude, I really enjoy watching you pitch.' I'm just like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerrit-cole/david-price-comes-and-finds-me-out-in-the-lobby-and-says-dude-i/)

[Gerrit Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerrit-cole/)

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> [I love the slider. I'll throw it anytime. It helps the curve. The last five feet, it dives toward the left-handed hitter's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-wood/i-love-the-slider-i-ll-throw-it-anytime-it-helps-the-curve-the-last/)

[Kerry Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-wood/)

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> [It (the slider) just rolls off of your index finger and begins it's spin which will take it down and across the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carlton/it-the-slider-just-rolls-off-of-your-index-finger-and-begins-it-s/)

[Steve Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carlton/)

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> [I have to go with the approach I had in Triple-A. I need to take a lot of those fastballs I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-rizzo/i-have-to-go-with-the-approach-i-had-in-triple-a-i-need-to-take-a-lot/)

[Anthony Rizzo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-rizzo/)

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> [John Wetteland had a very good curveball. He threw it for a strike, too, in any count, any situation. But, he really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jorge-posada/john-wetteland-had-a-very-good-curveball-he-threw-it-for-a-strike-too/)

[Jorge Posada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jorge-posada/)

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> [I threw a lot more curveballs in college and the minor leagues. Up here, they're looking for that pitch. A curveball is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-lincecum/i-threw-a-lot-more-curveballs-in-college-and-the-minor-leagues-up/)

[Tim Lincecum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-lincecum/)

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> [It's not fear of striking out that makes me reluctant to step up to the plate. It's the fear of getting hit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-s-not-fear-of-striking-out-that-makes-me-reluctant-to-step-up-to/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I try to do two things: locate my fastball and change speeds. That's it. I try to keep as simple as possible.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-maddux/i-try-to-do-two-things-locate-my-fastball-and-change-speeds-that-s-it/)

[Greg Maddux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-maddux/)

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> [Losing is the bane and bugbear of every professional athlete's existence, but in baseball the monster seems to hang closer than in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-angell/losing-is-the-bane-and-bugbear-of-every-professional-athlete-s/)

[Roger Angell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-angell/)

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> [Once the record was mine, I had to use it like a Louisville Slugger. I believed, and still do, that there was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-aaron/once-the-record-was-mine-i-had-to-use-it-like-a-louisville-slugger-i/)

[Hank Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-aaron/)

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> [Real women have curves, fastballs, and change-ups](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/real-women-have-curves-fastballs-and-change-ups/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I throw my curveball like Clayton Kershaw and my fastball like Mo'ne Davis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-ne-davis/i-throw-my-curveball-like-clayton-kershaw-and-my-fastball-like-mo-ne/)

[Mo'ne Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-ne-davis/)

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> [Pitching is what you have best on the day you work, and if you can't get your fastball over the plate, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-seaver/pitching-is-what-you-have-best-on-the-day-you-work-and-if-you-can-t/)

[Tom Seaver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-seaver/)

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> [The fastball is the best pitch in baseball. It's like having five pitches, if you move it around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-tiant/the-fastball-is-the-best-pitch-in-baseball-it-s-like-having-five/)

[Luis Tiant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-tiant/)

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> [It's no fun throwing fastballs to guys who can't hit them. The real challenge is getting them out on the stuff they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-mcdowell/it-s-no-fun-throwing-fastballs-to-guys-who-can-t-hit-them-the-real/)

Sam McDowell

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> [I lost the good stuff on my fastball. I had to come up with something to keep me in the league. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lyons/i-lost-the-good-stuff-on-my-fastball-i-had-to-come-up-with-something/)

Ted Lyons

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> [You can't hit what you can't see; I float like a butterfly and sting like a bee!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-johnson/you-can-t-hit-what-you-can-t-see-i-float-like-a-butterfly-and-sting/)

[Walter Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-johnson/)

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> [I threw all my pitches over the top which was important for me because my slider was hard to tell from my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carlton/i-threw-all-my-pitches-over-the-top-which-was-important-for-me/)

[Steve Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carlton/)

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> [“But I am no Lord of the Hill; these hands pitching fastballs at glass houses are just as dirty as yours are.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/but-i-am-no-lord-of-the-hill-these-hands-pitching-fastballs-at-glass/)

[Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/)

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> [When they operated, I told them to put in a Koufax fastball. They did-but it was Mrs. Koufax's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-john/when-they-operated-i-told-them-to-put-in-a-koufax-fastball-they-did/)

[Tommy John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-john/)

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> [The thing about throwing a fastball is, you want it to be easy, you want it to be effortless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-beckett/the-thing-about-throwing-a-fastball-is-you-want-it-to-be-easy-you/)

[Josh Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-beckett/)

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                        "text": "David Price comes and finds me out in the lobby and says, 'Dude, I really enjoy watching you pitch.' I'm just like, 'What's wrong with you? Watch your own games, bro. I just throw fastballs inside. You're painting all over the place, striking the world out.'",
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                        "text": "It's not fear of striking out that makes me reluctant to step up to the plate. It's the fear of getting hit in the head by a 90 mph fastball, the pitcher coming off of the mound to stomp me with her cleats while I am down, the rest of the opposing team rushing out of the dugout hurling insults as they kick me and spit on me, while all along the crowd in the stands is cheering them on and laughing at my failure. So, no, it's not the fear of striking out that keeps me from stepping up to the plate.",
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                        "text": "I try to do two things: locate my fastball and change speeds. That's it. I try to keep as simple as possible. I just throw my fastball (to) both sides of the plate and change speed every now and then. There is no special food or anything like that, I just try to make quality pitches and try to be prepared each time I go out there.",
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                        "text": "Losing is the bane and bugbear of every professional athlete's existence, but in baseball the monster seems to hang closer than in other sports, its chilly claws and foul breath palpable around the neck hairs of the infielder bending for his crosshand scoop or the reliever slipping his first two fingers off-center on the ball seams before delivering his two-and-two cut fastball.",
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                        "text": "Once the record was mine, I had to use it like a Louisville Slugger. I believed, and still do, that there was a reason why I was chosen to break the record. I feel it's my task to carry on where Jackie Robinson left off, and I only know of one way to go about it. It's the only way I've ever had of dealing with things like fastballs and bigotry -- keep swinging at them.",
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