Legendary Baseball Player: Ted Williams' 10 Quotes about Success, Hard Work, & Goals

Here are some quotes about baseball and success from the legendary baseball player Ted Williams.

Ted Williams quotes on success, hard work, self-confidence, and achieving goals.

In his quotes, Ted Williams is both serious and humorous in expressing his belief that goal setting, passion, hard work, competition, and desire are the true keys to success. Here are a couple of his notable quotes:

• A man has to have goals — for a day, for a lifetime — and that was mine, to have people say, "There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived." - Ted Williams

• I’ve found in life the more you practice, the better you get. If you want something enough and work hard to get it, your chances of success are greater. - Ted Williams

• If you don’t think too good, don’t think too much. - Ted Williams

• No one has come up with a substitute for hard work. - Ted Williams

• The key to hitting is just plain working at it. Work, that’s the real secret. - Ted Williams

• God gets you to the plate, but once you’re there you’re on your own. - Ted Williams

• I hope somebody hits .400 soon. Then people can start pestering that guy with questions about the last guy to hit .400. - Ted Williams

• Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good as someone else but to be better than someone else. This is the nature of man and the name of the game. - Ted Williams

• I've found that you don't need to wear a necktie if you can hit. - Ted Williams

• Just keep going. Everybody gets better if they keep at it. - Ted Williams

Who was Ted Williams?

Ted Williams, whose real name is Theodore Samuel Williams, is a former American professional baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB) and is regarded as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history. He is among the last four hitters to achieve a .400 batting average. Throughout his career, Williams boasted an impressive batting line of .344/.482/.634/1.116, with a WRC+ of 187, 521 home runs, and 2,654 hits. Notably, he holds the all-time records for slugging percentage and on-base percentage. Inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame twice, Williams earned his place by winning the prestigious Triple Crown (leading in home runs, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and total bases).

What sets Williams apart is his extraordinary military service. He enlisted in the Marines at the end of World War II and served as a fighter pilot instructor. During the Korean War, he flew 39 combat missions as an F9F Panther pilot in the Marine Corps Air Forces. Despite dedicating prime years to his military duties from 1943 to 1945 and 1952 to 1953, Williams continued to compete in Major League Baseball seasons after his service. He achieved the Triple Crown twice and earned the nickname 'Last of the Four Hitters' for his remarkable .406 batting average in 1941. Notably, Williams is one of only 13 baseball players to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest military honor.

Currently, Shoei Ohtani's remarkable achievements are capturing headlines, bringing renewed attention to the legendary 'Four Hitters' of baseball history.

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