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Tris Speaker Quotes & Sayings

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Famous Quotes By Tris Speaker

Babe Ruth made a great mistake when he gave up pitching. — Tris Speaker

It would be useless for any player to attempt to explain successful batting. — Tris Speaker

When I was a rookie, Cy Young used to hit me flies to sharpen my abilities to judge in advance the direction and distance of an outfield-hit ball. — Tris Speaker

The Babe was a great ballplayer, sure, but Cobb was even greater. Babe could knock your brains out, but Cobb would drive you crazy. — Tris Speaker

Taking the best left-handed pitcher in baseball and converting him into a right fielder is one of the dumbest things I ever heard. — Tris Speaker

If you put a baseball and other toys in front of a baby, he'll pick up a baseball in preference to the others. — Tris Speaker

Luck is the great stabilizer in baseball. — Tris Speaker

The American boy starts swinging the bat about as soon as he can lift one. — Tris Speaker