Sandy Koufax

“I don't like to talk about myself. I'm not that interesting.”

“Pitching is the art of instilling fear.”

“I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.”

“If I had to do it all over again, I'd still want to be a pitcher.”

“I've got a lot of years to live after I'm through playing, and I'd like to live them with the use of my arm.”

“The only time I'm not in pain is when I'm on the mound.”

“A guy that throws what he intends to throw, that's the definition of a good pitcher.”

“There is among us a far closer relationship than the purely social one... we are bound together not only by a single interest but by a common goal. To win.”

“The game has a cleanness. If you do a good job, the numbers say so. You don't have to ask anyone's opinion.”

“People who write about spring training not being necessary have never tried to throw a baseball.”

“Show me a guy who can't pitch inside and I'll show you a loser.”

“I can't believe that God would give us arms and tell us not to use them.”

“Losing is a bad habit.”