I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.
More Quotes from Sandy Koufax:
The game has a cleanness. If you do a good job, the numbers say so. You don't have to ask anyone or play politics. You don't have to wait for the reviews.Sandy Koufax
This indicates I had good stuff. I had a good fast ball, especially late in the game. I felt loose and my control was better than it had been all year.
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A guy that throws what he intends to throw, that's the definition of a good pitcher.
Sandy Koufax
Those guys had been there for 10 years trying to win a World Series. I think that was their biggest moment.
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There is among us a far closer relationship than the purely social one of a fraternal organization because we are bound together not only by a single interest but by a common goal. To win. Nothing else matters, and nothing else will do.
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I think it's incredible because there were guys like Mays and Mantle and Henry Aaron who were great players for ten years... I only had four or five good years.
Sandy Koufax
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