Duke Snider Quotes

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

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

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

Many people may say that luck is important, but I think you create your own luck by working hard to ensure you don't miss opportunities.

I have an old saying that the harder I work, the luckier I get.

The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it.

You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat.

If you're not in the game, you can't hit a home run.

You have to identify your shot and be 'Push your luck' ready for it.

I always talk about it like I'm a hitter first and if I'm doing things right and my body's in the right place, I drive the baseball.

The only way you can get a hit is if you take a swing.

The world's not going to wait for you. If you have an idea, put some effort behind it and get it out there.

Fortunately, something always remains to be harvested. So let us not be idle.

Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.

I could always hit. I learned to hit with a broomstick and a ball of tape and I could always get that bat on the ball.

You don't have to swing hard to hit a home run. If you got the timing, it'll go.

Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: Hard work - and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't.

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.

The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.

To be a good hitter you've got to do one thing - get a good ball to hit.

Good luck happens to people who work hard for it. Sometimes people just fall into the honey pot, but I've consistently strived to create whatever good fortune I can get in my life - and consistently strive just as hard not to screw it up once I have it!

My theory of hitting was just to watch the ball as it came in and hit it.

I'm not afraid to swing the bat. If they elect to pitch to me, I'm going to swing. I'm not as picky as Mr. Sheffield. I'll swing at something over my head.

Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a chance in a million that you can do something, anything, to keep what you want from ending, do it. Pry the door open or, if need be, wedge your foot in that door and keep it open.