Stan Musial Quotes

United States, Athlete
October 21, 1920 – January, 19, 2013.

Stanley Frank Musial, nicknamed Stan the Man, was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman. He spent 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) playing for the St. Louis Cardinals, from 1941 to 1944 and 1946 to 1963. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consistent hitters in baseball history,[1] Musial was a first-ballot inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969, and was also selected to the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 2014.

Hitting is like swimming. Once you learn the stroke, you never forget it.

Stan Musial
- Forget
- Swimming
- Hitting
I'm a musician. I play harmonica for relaxation. A good way to relax and entertain people. An excellent way to have fun.

Stan Musial
- Fun
- Relaxation
- Harmonica

The first principle of contract negotiations is don't remind them of what you did in the past - tell them what you're going to do in the future.

Stan Musial
- Future
- Past
- Contract
I have no hesitation to say that St. Louis is a great place in which to live and work.

Stan Musial
- Great
- Place
- Say
What I try to do is never to hurt anybody else and figure if I don't, then I'm not likely to get hurt myself.

Stan Musial
- Never
- Hurt
- Anybody
It seemed like I always did some great hitting in Brooklyn. The field there was close to the stands. Every time I started walking to the plate, I could hear the fans say, 'Here comes that man again. Here comes that man.'

Stan Musial
- Time
- Great
- Brooklyn
Get eight hours of sleep regularly. Keep your weight down, run a mile a day.

Stan Musial
- Sleep
- Run
- Weight
When a pitcher's throwing a spitball, don't worry and don't complain, just hit the dry side like I do.

Stan Musial
- Side
- Hit
- Pitcher

Back in my day, we didn't think about money as much. We enjoyed playing the game. We loved baseball. I didn't think about anybody else but the Cardinals.

Stan Musial
- Money
- Game
- Baseball
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.

Stan Musial
- Always
- Ball
- Hit