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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 would have seen in previous years.

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Ted Williams
Age: 83 †
Born: 1918
Born: August 30
Died: 2002
Died: July 5
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The most fun I ever had in my life was hittin' a baseball. And the best sound I ever heard in my life was a ball hit with a bat. Powww!
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If you don't think too good, don't think too much.
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Think. Don't just swing. Think about the pitcher, what he threw you last time up, his best pitch, who's up next. Think.
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All I want out of life is that when I walk down the street, folks will say, There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived.
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No one has come up with a substitute for hard work.
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