Hitting Quotes
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If you think hitting 40 is liberating, wait until you hit 50; and I was surprised at how liberating it was. The anticipation of something is always much worse than the reality.
Michelle Pfeiffer -
I like that you have to shape shots. For instance, on the par-5 second, you absolutely have to hit a draw if you hit driver. A long hitter hitting it off line is not going to do very well at the Players Championship.
Brad Faxon
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It isn't that hard to get RBI's when you're hitting home runs, you generally get a least one.
Mike Schmidt -
If I do end up hitting leadoff here, I think it's going to be a positive. With an everyday player hitting before me, it will give me more opportunities with guys on base to drive in runs.
Brad Wilkerson -
No one had to tell me I was never going to be a home run hitter. I was hitting the same ball as the rest of the players, but when the big guys cracked one, it went out of the park. Mine went out of the infield.
Nellie Fox -
Smoking is similar to hitting yourself over the head with a hammer because, when you stop, you feel better.
Allan Pease -
The best hitting advice I ever got was: Keep your eye clear and hit 'em where they ain't; that's all.
Willie Keeler -
Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, 'Sure, every time.'
Mickey Mantle
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My first three games, I was worried too much about walking and hitting people.
Carlos Zambrano -
You must never name the goal. You must never tell us the target you're hitting for. You must automatically go toward it without ever naming it.
Ray Bradbury -
It's a great finish. As a player, there aren't many times when you get more nervous than hitting that second shot into 16, hitting to that island green on 17 and hitting that tee shot on 18.
Brad Faxon -
There is nothing wrong with [pitching by committee] in mid-week [games]. It creates unique problems for hitters. I think it creates more problems for good-hitting teams than it does for the other teams.
Wayne Graham -
When I started out, it was around the whole 9/11 - Islamophobia was just sort of hitting a second wind. Obviously that informed a lot of my humor, and it influenced a lot of what I was talking about on stage because it was extremely relevant at the time.
Riaad Moosa -
Some days, it's a real challenge to get the offense going. Our game relies on pitching, defense and timely hitting.
Craig Biggio
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When you're hitting a fairway wood, you've got a lot of real estate to cover to get to your target. Your first instinct is probably to give it a little more power because you're worried about coming up short.
Ernie Els -
The biggest mistake is trying to pinch down on the ball and ripping out a big divot, often hitting the ground before the ball. You'll dig up some turf, but you won't create much backspin.
Ernie Els -
The key is to hit the ball first, then the sand. Even if you catch it a bit thin, you'll still get plenty of run. Hitting it fat is what you want to avoid.
Ernie Els