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Portrait of Stan Musial

Stan Musial

(1920–2013) Baseball Player

31 quotes in 202 categories

Stan Musial was a baseball player, best known for The Man, Stan.

Quick Facts About Stan Musial

Born: November 21, 1920
Died: January 19, 2013
Profession: Baseball Player
Notable works: The Man, Stan

About Stan Musial

Stanley Frank Musial, nicknamed "Stan the Man", was an American professional baseball player. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consistent hitters in baseball history, Musial spent 22 seasons as an outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB), playing for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1941 to 1944 and from 1946 to 1963. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969 in his first year of eligibility.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes 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…

Balls

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I learned to hit with a broomstick and a ball of tape and I could always get that bat on the ball.

Balls

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The first principle of contract negotiations is don't remind them of what you did in the past - tell them what you're…

Contracts

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Unless you give it all you've got, there isn't any sense in playing,

Funny

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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…

Ball

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I think I had the smallest handle around. When I got my bats, I even trimmed them down. I used to scrape…

Around

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When a pitcher's throwing a spitball, don't worry and don't complain, just hit the dry side like I do.

Complain

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I'm a musician. I play harmonica for relaxation. A good way to relax and entertain people. An excellent way to have fun.

Excellent

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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…

Balls

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Back in my day, we didn't think about money as much. We enjoyed playing the game. We loved baseball. I didn't think…

Baseball

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I have no hesitation to say that St. Louis is a great place in which to live and work.

Great

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“What made me sign with the Cardinals? Because they used salesmanship, the personal touch. Where others wrote, they talked. Where others waited,…

Early bird

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Used to be bats had thick handles and a big barrel. Then they found it's not the size of the bat that…

Barrels

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What I try to do is never to hurt anybody else and figure if I don't, then I'm not likely to get…

Figures

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When we played the Dodgers in St. Louis, they had to come through our dugout, and our bat rack was right there…

After

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It seemed like I always did some great hitting in Brooklyn. The field there was close to the stands. Every time I…

Brooklyn

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“We didn't have much expect for kindness.”

Kindness

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I could always hit. I learned to hit with a broomstick and a ball of tape and I could always get that…

Always

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The one unbreakable rule about hitting is this: if a batter hits well with his own particular stance and swing, think twice…

Change

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What made me sign with the Cardinals? Because they used salesmanship, the personal touch.

Cardinals

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I never realized that batting a little ball around could cause so much commotion. I now know how (Charles) Lindbergh must have…

Balls

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Always wanted to be a Major League player. Loved baseball. Followed it. Loved to play. Plus, I could always hit.

Baseball

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I love to play this game of baseball. I love putting on the uniform.

Baseball

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I started to crouch because that way I could guard the plate better, and I always wanted to hit .300 in the…

Bigs

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I'm proud to be a Cardinal.

Cardinal

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