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Rogers Hornsby

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    A great hitter isn't born, he's made. He's made out of practice, fault correction, and confidence.

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    Any ballplayer that don't sign autographs for little kids ain't an American. He's a communist.

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    I always tried to hit the ball back through the box because that is the largest unprotected area.

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    I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher.

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    I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.

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    I'd rather him (Grover Alexander) pitch a crucial game for me drunk, then anyone I've ever known sober. He was that good.

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    I never saw a pitcher I didn't feel sorry for.

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    I've always played hard. If that's rough and tough, I can't help it. I don't believe there's any such thing as a good loser. I wouldn't sit down and play a game of cards with you right now withing wanting to win. If I hadn't felt that way I wouldn't have got very far in baseball.

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    Players who stand flat footed and swing with their arms are golfers, not hitters.

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    The big trouble is not really who isn't in the Hall of Fame, but who is. It was established for a select few.

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    The home run became glorified with Babe Ruth. Starting with him, batters have been thinking in terms of how far they could hit the ball, not how often.

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    When I was in the batter's box, I felt sorry for the pitcher.

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    Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball.