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title: "1 Throw Hard Quotes By Dennis Eckersley"
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> [Then you figure out that if you don't throw it as hard as you can, you can put it where you want. It's more important where you put it](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-eckersley/then-you-figure-out-that-if-you-don-t-throw-it-as-hard-as-you-can-you/)

[Dennis Eckersley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-eckersley/)

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## More by Dennis Eckersley

> [People say baseball players should go out and have fun. No way. To me, baseball is pressure, I always feel it. This is work.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-eckersley/people-say-baseball-players-should-go-out-and-have-fun-no-way-to-me/)

[Dennis Eckersley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-eckersley/)

> [It took a great deal of acceptance to come to terms with being an alcoholic, but the acceptance was key to my sobriety. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-eckersley/it-took-a-great-deal-of-acceptance-to-come-to-terms-with-being-an/)

[Dennis Eckersley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-eckersley/)

> [Sooner or later you learn that you belong in the big leagues, and that makes you calm down](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-eckersley/sooner-or-later-you-learn-that-you-belong-in-the-big-leagues-and-that/)

[Dennis Eckersley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-eckersley/)

> [I was a starter and did some good things there, and then I got a chance to prove myself as a closer. Because of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-eckersley/i-was-a-starter-and-did-some-good-things-there-and-then-i-got-a/)

[Dennis Eckersley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-eckersley/)

> [You aren't going to stick around long with just two pitches](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-eckersley/you-aren-t-going-to-stick-around-long-with-just-two-pitches/)

[Dennis Eckersley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-eckersley/)

> [But through experience I learned to control my body and locate the ball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-eckersley/but-through-experience-i-learned-to-control-my-body-and-locate-the/)

[Dennis Eckersley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-eckersley/)

> [They developed a platform for me to put up another 12 years, and that was my ticket to Cooperstown. Those were the best years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-eckersley/they-developed-a-platform-for-me-to-put-up-another-12-years-and-that/)

[Dennis Eckersley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-eckersley/)

> [When I started finishing games and coming off the field shaking hands, it was a beautiful thing. I mean, you start seeing that you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-eckersley/when-i-started-finishing-games-and-coming-off-the-field-shaking-hands/)

[Dennis Eckersley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-eckersley/)

> [Pitching... sometimes I did so poorly, it brought me to tears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-eckersley/pitching-sometimes-i-did-so-poorly-it-brought-me-to-tears/)

[Dennis Eckersley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-eckersley/)

> [That first year in Chicago was one of the most memorable in my career. Getting traded rejuvenated me, and I had something to prove.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-eckersley/that-first-year-in-chicago-was-one-of-the-most-memorable-in-my-career/)

[Dennis Eckersley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-eckersley/)

> [I can't recall too much about pitching, but I do remember that I was anxious to get it over with. I just wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-eckersley/i-can-t-recall-too-much-about-pitching-but-i-do-remember-that-i-was/)

[Dennis Eckersley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-eckersley/)

> [I had never been to the playoffs, and it was exciting. The fans went through the roof. They were excited about the whole team.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-eckersley/i-had-never-been-to-the-playoffs-and-it-was-exciting-the-fans-went/)

[Dennis Eckersley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-eckersley/)

> [Tony knew me both as an athlete and as a person. He cared for me like a father.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-eckersley/tony-knew-me-both-as-an-athlete-and-as-a-person-he-cared-for-me-like/)

[Dennis Eckersley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-eckersley/)

> [I was in good control of my body, and I kept my head still.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-eckersley/i-was-in-good-control-of-my-body-and-i-kept-my-head-still/)

[Dennis Eckersley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-eckersley/)

> [The thing that got me over the hump was accepting that I had to do whatever I could to stay in the game](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-eckersley/the-thing-that-got-me-over-the-hump-was-accepting-that-i-had-to-do/)

[Dennis Eckersley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-eckersley/)

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