Sandy Koufax Quotes

We need just two players to be a contender. Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax.

— Whitey Herzog

Sandy Koufax went to the same school as me. I graduated two years ahead of Sandy.

— Larry King

I faced Gibson many times and faced Sandy Koufax three times.

— Juan Marichal

We need just two players to be a contender. Just Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax.

— Whitey Herzog

Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.

— Willie Stargell

He (Sandy Koufax) throws a 'radio ball,' a pitch you hear, but you don't see.

— Gene Mauch

Career highlights? I had two - I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against…

— Bob Uecker

The day I got a hit off (Sandy) Koufax was when he knew it was all over.

— Sparky Anderson

It is hard to compare the eras, but Joe Jackson and Ty Cobb from the past, Sandy Koufax and Roger Clements from…

— W. P. Kinsella

In my opinion, nothing is going to break as much as Sandy Koufax's curveball. Out of his hand, it seemed just like…

— Max Fried

It's kind of glorious to say, "Oh man, this guy had his career cut short." I'm not calling myself Sandy Koufax by…

— Prince Fielder

Sandy Koufax is a great teacher. He just talks about competitiveness and being aggressive - about stride length, power, how to spin…

— Clayton Kershaw

The more success I had growing up, the more I heard about Sandy Koufax in the Jewish community. Growing up in Los…

— Max Fried

I come from a very athletic family. But I didn't have the typical Jewish sports heroes. I mean, like lots of Jewish…

— Bill Goldberg

After I won 21 games, I said, "This isn't that hard actually. I can do this every year for maybe 10, 15…

— Jim Bouton

“On my desk is an appeal from the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. It asks me to become a…

— Christopher Hitchens

I can see how he (Sandy Koufax) won twenty-five games. What I don't understand is how he lost five.

— Yogi Berra