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> [The key to hitting is just plain working at it. Work, that's the real secret.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-williams/the-key-to-hitting-is-just-plain-working-at-it-work-that-s-the-real/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eff/ted-williams-14827_hitting_the-key-to-hitting-is-just-plain-working_98748.jpg)

> [Hitting is the most important part of the game. It is where the big money is, where much of the status is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-williams/hitting-is-the-most-important-part-of-the-game-it-is-where-the-big/)

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

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> [Hitting is fifty percent above the shoulders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-williams/hitting-is-fifty-percent-above-the-shoulders/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/882/ted-williams-14827_baseball_hitting-is-fifty-percent-above-the-shoul_2940015.jpg)

## Other authors on Hitting

## More by Ted Williams

> [Baseball's future? Bigger and bigger, better and better! No question about it, it's the greatest game there is!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-williams/baseball-s-future-bigger-and-bigger-better-and-better-no-question/)

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

> [The key to hitting is just plain working at it. Work, that's the real secret.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-williams/the-key-to-hitting-is-just-plain-working-at-it-work-that-s-the-real/)

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

> [If there was ever a man born tA vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-williams/if-there-was-ever-a-man-born-ta-vacuum-is-a-hell-of-a-lot-better-than/)

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

> [Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good as someone else but to be better than someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-williams/baseball-gives-every-american-boy-a-chance-to-excel-not-just-to-be-as/)

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

> [You have to hit the fastball to play in the big leagues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-williams/you-have-to-hit-the-fastball-to-play-in-the-big-leagues/)

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

> [DiMaggio was the greatest all-around player I ever saw. His career cannot be summed up in numbers and awards. It might sound corny, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-williams/dimaggio-was-the-greatest-all-around-player-i-ever-saw-his-career/)

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

> [If you get fooled by a pitch with less than two strikes, take it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-williams/if-you-get-fooled-by-a-pitch-with-less-than-two-strikes-take-it/)

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

> [Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-williams/baseball-is-the-only-field-of-endeavor-where-a-man-can-succeed-three/)

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

> [All the bullets and all the bombs that explode all over the world won't leave the impact, when all is said and done, of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-williams/all-the-bullets-and-all-the-bombs-that-explode-all-over-the-world-won/)

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

> [I don't want to take anything away from Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle. They're both great hitters, but they're batting against guys they never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-williams/i-don-t-want-to-take-anything-away-from-roger-maris-and-mickey-mantle/)

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

> [A man has to have goals - for a day, for a lifetime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-williams/a-man-has-to-have-goals-for-a-day-for-a-lifetime/)

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

> [If I could run like Mantle I'd hit .400 every year!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-williams/if-i-could-run-like-mantle-i-d-hit-400-every-year/)

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

> [All I want out of life is that when I walk down the street, folks will say, "There goes the greatest hitter who ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-williams/all-i-want-out-of-life-is-that-when-i-walk-down-the-street-folks-will/)

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

> [Joe DiMaggio was the greatest all-around player I ever saw. His career can not be summed up in numbers and awards. It might sound…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-williams/joe-dimaggio-was-the-greatest-all-around-player-i-ever-saw-his-career/)

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

> [There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve a hitter. More than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-williams/there-has-always-been-a-saying-in-baseball-that-you-can-t-make-a/)

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

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