Charley Lau Quotes

Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing.

I couldn't throw a knuckleball if my life depended on it.

I can't do it every day. They're not going to give me much to hit right now. They're pitching me real well. If I get there, fine.

I was a pitcher, played third base, shortstop. I was good at all the positions and great at none. All it takes is a .111 lifetime batting average to make you go into acting.

Most ball games are lost, not won.

Hideki Irabu had a very good curveball. Just a straight up and down, swing-and-miss curveball.

I don't recall your name but you sure were a sucker for a high inside curve.

I was the worst hitter ever. I never even broke a bat until last year when I was backing out of the garage.

I know Koufax' weakness. He can't hit.

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.

Baseball was a dream I gathered more splinters than hits.

You know, this game's not very much fun when you're only hitting .247.

It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.

I hate striking out, doesn't matter what time of the game. I just don't like striking out.

Now the advantage is all with the hitters.

Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast.

Pitching is a priority.

Son, what kind of pitch would you like to miss.

Anytime you can see a hitter and face a hitter, you gain knowledge, and you gain that experience. Whether they hit a homerun off you, or you strike them out or whatever it is, it's information.

Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.

One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.

I grew up on the softball field. Every day I would take my glove and my bat with me.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

Baseball is a team sport played by individuals for themselves.

I wanted to play baseball!