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| Lou Brock
"He seems to have an obligation to hit.""I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing-the psychological warfare of matching skill against skill and wit against wit. If you're successful in what you do over a period of time, you'll start approaching records, but that's not what you're playing for. You're playing to challenge and be challenged."I was probably as big a fan of the event as anyone else there. After all, I'd never seen anybody get three thousand hits, either.""If you aim to steal 30 or 40 bases a year, you do it by surprising the other side. But if your goal is 50 to 100 bases, the element of surprise doesn't matter. You go even though they know you're going to go. Then each steal becomes a contest, matching your skills against theirs.""When you steal a base, 99% of the time you steal on a pitcher. You actually never steal on a catcher. In order to be a good base stealer, you must study the mechanics of a pitcher's style - how he delivers it to the hitter. Most important, you have to run when you get your best jump. No, I've never stolen home and never will. I don't think the percentage is good.""You always have to know your purpose in playing. You have to have a premise, and the premise can change. Think about all the money ballplayers are making now. The money is asking for a Superman performance. The player can't reach that level, and he's in anguish. Every error he makes feels worse to him now, because of the money. But you can't be afraid to make errors! You can't be afraid to be naked before the crowd, because no one can ever master the game of baseball, or conquer it. You can only challenge"Your bat is your life. It's your weapon. You don't want to go into battle with anything that feels less than perfect."Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time. |
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