--- title: "5 Hitting Quotes By Stan Musial" description: "5 Hitting quotes by Stan Musial. Plus more from Stan Musial and more Hitting sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/485/stan-musial-20011_balls_a-lot-of-hitters-stay-away-from-the-plat_30690.png" --- > [A lot of hitters stay away from the plate, some are close up, some are forward, some are back. The thing about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-musial/a-lot-of-hitters-stay-away-from-the-plate-some-are-close-up-some-are/) [Stan Musial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-musial/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/485/stan-musial-20011_balls_a-lot-of-hitters-stay-away-from-the-plat_30690.png) > [It seemed like I always did some great hitting in Brooklyn. The field there was close to the stands. Every time I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-musial/it-seemed-like-i-always-did-some-great-hitting-in-brooklyn-the-field/) [Stan Musial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-musial/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7a/stan-musial-20011_baseball_it-seemed-like-i-always-did-some-great-h_1622538.png) > [The one unbreakable rule about hitting is this: if a batter hits well with his own particular stance and swing, think twice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-musial/the-one-unbreakable-rule-about-hitting-is-this-if-a-batter-hits-well/) [Stan Musial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-musial/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ac/stan-musial-20011_baseball_the-one-unbreakable-rule-about-hitting-i_1784795.png) > [Hitting is like swimming. Once you learn the stroke, you never forget it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-musial/hitting-is-like-swimming-once-you-learn-the-stroke-you-never-forget-it/) [Stan Musial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-musial/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39e/stan-musial-20011_forget_hitting-is-like-swimming-once-you-learn_2857742.png) > [The key to hitting for high average is to relax, concentrate, and don't hit the fly ball to center field.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-musial/the-key-to-hitting-for-high-average-is-to-relax-concentrate-and-don-t/) [Stan Musial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-musial/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59a/stan-musial-20011_average_the-key-to-hitting-for-high-average-is-t_2964431.png) ## Other authors on Hitting ## More by Stan Musial > [A lot of hitters stay away from the plate, some are close up, some are forward, some are back. The thing about hitting is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-musial/a-lot-of-hitters-stay-away-from-the-plate-some-are-close-up-some-are/) [Stan Musial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-musial/) > [I learned to hit with a broomstick and a ball of tape and I could always get that bat on the ball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-musial/i-learned-to-hit-with-a-broomstick-and-a-ball-of-tape-and-i-could/) [Stan Musial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-musial/) > [The first principle of contract negotiations is don't remind them of what you did in the past - tell them what you're going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-musial/the-first-principle-of-contract-negotiations-is-don-t-remind-them-of/) [Stan Musial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-musial/) > [Unless you give it all you've got, there isn't any sense in playing,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-musial/unless-you-give-it-all-you-ve-got-there-isn-t-any-sense-in-playing/) [Stan Musial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-musial/) > [I consciously memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league threw his fastball, curve, and slider. Then, I'd pick up the speed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-musial/i-consciously-memorized-the-speed-at-which-every-pitcher-in-the/) [Stan Musial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-musial/) > [I think I had the smallest handle around. When I got my bats, I even trimmed them down. I used to scrape them. Some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-musial/i-think-i-had-the-smallest-handle-around-when-i-got-my-bats-i-even/) [Stan Musial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-musial/) > [When a pitcher's throwing a spitball, don't worry and don't complain, just hit the dry side like I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-musial/when-a-pitcher-s-throwing-a-spitball-don-t-worry-and-don-t-complain/) [Stan Musial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-musial/) > [I'm a musician. I play harmonica for relaxation. A good way to relax and entertain people. An excellent way to have fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-musial/i-m-a-musician-i-play-harmonica-for-relaxation-a-good-way-to-relax/) [Stan Musial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-musial/) > [I consciously memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league threw his fastball, curve, and slider; then, I'd pick up the speed…](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/) > [Back in my day, we didn't think about money as much. We enjoyed playing the game. We loved baseball. I didn't think about anybody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-musial/back-in-my-day-we-didn-t-think-about-money-as-much-we-enjoyed-playing/) [Stan Musial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-musial/) > [I have no hesitation to say that St. Louis is a great place in which to live and work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-musial/i-have-no-hesitation-to-say-that-st-louis-is-a-great-place-in-which/) [Stan Musial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-musial/) > [“What made me sign with the Cardinals? Because they used salesmanship, the personal touch. Where others wrote, they talked. Where others waited, they acted.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-musial/what-made-me-sign-with-the-cardinals-because-they-used-salesmanship/) [Stan Musial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-musial/) > [Used to be bats had thick handles and a big barrel. Then they found it's not the size of the bat that gets home…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-musial/used-to-be-bats-had-thick-handles-and-a-big-barrel-then-they-found-it/) [Stan Musial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-musial/) > [What I try to do is never to hurt anybody else and figure if I don't, then I'm not likely to get hurt myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-musial/what-i-try-to-do-is-never-to-hurt-anybody-else-and-figure-if-i-don-t/) [Stan Musial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-musial/) > [When we played the Dodgers in St. Louis, they had to come through our dugout, and our bat rack was right there where they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-musial/when-we-played-the-dodgers-in-st-louis-they-had-to-come-through-our/) [Stan Musial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-musial/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hitting/stan-musial/#itemlist", "name": "5 Hitting Quotes By Stan Musial", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A lot of hitters stay away from the plate, some are close up, some are forward, some are back. 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