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I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it. ↗

— Sandy Koufax

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Pitching is the art of instilling fear. ↗

— Sandy Koufax

#fear #instilling #pitching

The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade. ↗

— Anthony Trollope

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A fellow oughtn't to let his family property go to pieces. ↗

— Anthony Trollope

#fellow #go #his #pieces #property

A guy that throws what he intends to throw, that's the definition of a good pitcher. ↗

— Sandy Koufax

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I think it's incredible because there were guys like Mays and Mantle and Henry Aaron who were great players for ten years... I only had four or five good years. ↗

— Sandy Koufax

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I've got a lot of years to live after baseball and I would like to live them with the complete use of my body. ↗

— Sandy Koufax

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People who write about spring training not being necessary have never tried to throw a baseball. ↗

— Sandy Koufax

#baseball #being #necessary #never #people

The game has a cleanness. If you do a good job, the numbers say so. You don't have to ask anyone or play politics. You don't have to wait for the reviews. ↗

— Sandy Koufax

#ask #game #good #good job #job

There is among us a far closer relationship than the purely social one of a fraternal organization because we are bound together not only by a single interest but by a common goal. To win. Nothing else matters, and nothing else will do. ↗

— Sandy Koufax

#because #bound #closer #common #common goal