Paul Waner Quotes

Generally in the Little League you're up against a good pitcher who throws like hell. What does the coach say? Get a walk. Isn't that beautiful way to learn to hit? For four years you stand up there looking for a walk.

Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing.

If a pitcher sees you fiddling with the bat, he'll stall until your arms are tired before you even get a chance to hit.

Swing hard, in case they throw the ball where you're swinging.

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

Hitting a baseball well, as in cricket, is a very rare skill. One of most difficult things to do in the world to do, hitting a ball coming at you at ninety miles an hour with a round bat. Wonderful to watch.

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution.

When I see three balls, I just swing at the middle one.

There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher.

If you want to walk me, walk me. But if I see something close to home plate, I want to swing.

When I went to home plate in a game-tied situation or with a chance to do something and help the ballclub win one, I'd try to make eye contact with the pitcher.

You never hit a good slider or curveball; you just try to go after the mistakes.

Stay inside the ball, put the barrel on it, and swing hard.

You have to try to move your feet and get to the pitch to hit the spinners away.

Yeah, if I see a ball in the zone then I'll try to put a good swing on it.

Right now what's in my mind is going up there and being disciplined. I was swinging at so many pitches out of the strike zone, and when you do that, you're not going to get a chance to hit strikes. It makes it easier for the pitcher every time I do that.

I swing hard all the time. That's what I've done my whole life - hit.

I throw the ball ninety-two miles an hour, but they hit it back just as hard.

When I throw a ground ball, I expect it to be an out, maybe two.

I consider myself a line drive hitter with power. I just try to put my best swing on the ball every time.

No, I've never played baseball in my life.

When I walked out on the mound, I felt enclosed. You see, I'd been used to playing on pastures, where when somebody hit a ball you had to stop it from rolling. Well, this field had fences around it.

You fool around with different pitches playing catch, but it's not the same when you've got to face some guy with a bat in his hand.

How to hit home runs: I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball.

When I hit the ball, I do want to hurt it.