Stan Musial

Athlete

1920-11-21

Books by Stan Musial

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Hitting is like swimming. Once you learn the stroke, you never forget it.
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I consciously memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league threw his fastball, curve, and slider. Then, I'd pick up the speed of the ball in the first 30 feet of its flight and knew how it would move once it has crossed the plate.
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When a pitcher's throwing a spitball, don't worry and don't complain, just hit the dry side like I do.
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When we played the Dodgers in St. Louis, they had to come through our dugout, and our bat rack was right there where they had to walk. My bats kept disappearing, and I couldn't figure it out. Turns out, Pee Wee Reese was stealing my bats. I found that out later, after we got out of baseball. He and Rube Walker stole my bats.
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