Been Quote by Bruce Sutter

The three most important pitches I threw in my life were all fastballs.

— Bruce Sutter

Kerry Wood had the best fastball. He threw one at my kneecaps once. I don't know how I jackknifed away. He might not have…

— Chipper Jones

I looked for the same pitch my whole career, a breaking ball. All of the time. I never worried about the fastball. They couldn't…

— Hank Aaron

I never knew how to throw a fastball, never learned how to throw a curveball, a slider, split-finger, whatever they're throwing nowadays. I was…

— Phil Niekro

I like the two-seam fastball. That's a pitch I'm fascinated with.

— Trevor Bauer

My major league debut came at old Busch Stadium on Grand Avenue in St. Louis, against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The first pitch I threw…

— Steve Carlton

My best pitch is my fastball. It's probably the most difficult pitch to hit. In my case, batters have very little reaction time.

— Aroldis Chapman

I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain't never been seen by this generation.

— Satchel Paige

I never was a great sports player. In fact, in fourth grade, I had the second to the worst softball throw.

— Amy Klobuchar

One time I snuck a ball on with me and when I went to winding up, I threw one of them balls to first…

— Satchel Paige

I wasn't sure I was ever going to get the opportunity to play in the big leagues. So when I got it, I didn't…

— Max Fried

I pitched and I played the outfield.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar