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Ty Cobb Quotes: "To be born in Kentucky is a heritage; to brag about it is a habit; to appreciate it is a virtue."

To be born in Kentucky is a heritage; to brag about it is a habit; to appreciate it is a virtue.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "Walter Johnson's fastball looked about the size of a watermelon seed and it hissed at you as it passed."

Walter Johnson's fastball looked about the size of a watermelon seed and it hissed at you as it passed.




Ty Cobb Quotes: "When the facilities of the government of the United States are drawn on an individual, it can be terrifying."

When the facilities of the government of the United States are drawn on an individual, it can be terrifying.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "A ball bat is a wondrous weapon."

A ball bat is a wondrous weapon.




Ty Cobb Quotes: "Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher."

Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "Until you go to Kentucky and with your own eyes behold the Derby, you ain't never been nowhere and you ain't seen nothin'!"

Until you go to Kentucky and with your own eyes behold the Derby, you ain't never been nowhere and you ain't seen nothin'!



Ty Cobb Quotes: "I never could stand losing. Second place didn't interest me. I had a fire in my belly."

I never could stand losing. Second place didn't interest me. I had a fire in my belly.




Ty Cobb Quotes: "The great trouble with baseball today is that most of the players are in the game for the money and that's it, not for the love of it, the excitement of it, the thrill of it."

The great trouble with baseball today is that most of the players are in the game for the money and that's it, not for the love of it, the excitement of it, the thrill of it.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "I would give my life to fly in space. It's hard for me to talk about it but I would. I would then, and I will now."

I would give my life to fly in space. It's hard for me to talk about it but I would. I would then, and I will now.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "I have this feeling that life is a spiritual adventure, and I want to make mine in the sky."

I have this feeling that life is a spiritual adventure, and I want to make mine in the sky.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "When I began playing the game, baseball was about as gentlemanly as a kick in the crotch."

When I began playing the game, baseball was about as gentlemanly as a kick in the crotch.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "I may have been fierce, but never low or underhand."

I may have been fierce, but never low or underhand.




Ty Cobb Quotes: "The Bill of Rights is a born rebel. It reeks with sedition. In every clause it shakes its fist in the face of constituted authority. It is the one guaranty of human freedom to the American people."

The Bill of Rights is a born rebel. It reeks with sedition. In every clause it shakes its fist in the face of constituted authority. It is the one guaranty of human freedom to the American people.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "If writers were good businessmen, they'd have too much sense to be writers."

If writers were good businessmen, they'd have too much sense to be writers.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "If I wanted to go crazy I would do it in Washington because it would not be noticed"

If I wanted to go crazy I would do it in Washington because it would not be noticed



Ty Cobb Quotes: "When I got up I stuck to my plan - stumbling forward and getting hit in the face."

When I got up I stuck to my plan - stumbling forward and getting hit in the face.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "No man has ever been a perfect ballplayer. Stan Musial, however, is the closest to being perfect in the game today."

No man has ever been a perfect ballplayer. Stan Musial, however, is the closest to being perfect in the game today.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me, but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch."

I had to fight all my life to survive. They were all against me, but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "I have observed that baseball is not unlike war, and when you get right down to it, we batters are the heavy artillery."

I have observed that baseball is not unlike war, and when you get right down to it, we batters are the heavy artillery.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "The great American game should be an unrelenting war of nerves."

The great American game should be an unrelenting war of nerves.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "Even before we . . . had reached 300 feet, I recognized that the sky would be my home. I tumbled out of the airplane with stars in my eyes."

Even before we . . . had reached 300 feet, I recognized that the sky would be my home. I tumbled out of the airplane with stars in my eyes.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "The most important part of a player's body is above his shoulders."

The most important part of a player's body is above his shoulders.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "When two doctors pass each other on the street they wink at each other."

When two doctors pass each other on the street they wink at each other.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "I regret to this day that I never went to college. I feel I should have been a doctor."

I regret to this day that I never went to college. I feel I should have been a doctor.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "Baseball was one-hundred percent of my life."

Baseball was one-hundred percent of my life.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "You couldn't tell if she was dressed for an opera or an operation."

You couldn't tell if she was dressed for an opera or an operation.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "The measure of a man is what happens when nothing works and you got the guts to go on."

The measure of a man is what happens when nothing works and you got the guts to go on.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness - and there's a big difference."

Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness - and there's a big difference.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "I was once knocked out by a Mexican bantamweight - six of my pals were swinging him around by his heels at the time."

I was once knocked out by a Mexican bantamweight - six of my pals were swinging him around by his heels at the time.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "Just speed, raw speed, blinding speed, too much speed."

Just speed, raw speed, blinding speed, too much speed.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "You run for forty-five minutes, you train for an hour and a half, and the rest of the time you hang out and talk tough"

You run for forty-five minutes, you train for an hour and a half, and the rest of the time you hang out and talk tough



Ty Cobb Quotes: "I don't think his hands could take the abuse."

I don't think his hands could take the abuse.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "The crowd makes the ballgame."

The crowd makes the ballgame.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "To get along with me, don't increase my tension."

To get along with me, don't increase my tension.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "Earnie Shavers could punch you in the neck and break your ankle."

Earnie Shavers could punch you in the neck and break your ankle.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "The best recommendation for an umpire in the old days was: "He licked somebody in the Three-I League. He ought to do."

The best recommendation for an umpire in the old days was: "He licked somebody in the Three-I League. He ought to do.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "Courage isn't the absence of fear; it's the dealing with it."

Courage isn't the absence of fear; it's the dealing with it.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial."

I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "Men are vain; but they won't mind women working so long as they get smaller wages for the same job."

Men are vain; but they won't mind women working so long as they get smaller wages for the same job.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "A funeral eulogy is a belated plea for the defense delivered after the evidence is all in."

A funeral eulogy is a belated plea for the defense delivered after the evidence is all in.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "If a woman likes another woman, she's cordial. If she doesn't like her, she's very cordial."

If a woman likes another woman, she's cordial. If she doesn't like her, she's very cordial.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "As I understand it, sport is hard work for which you do not get paid."

As I understand it, sport is hard work for which you do not get paid.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "Humor is merely tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn."

Humor is merely tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "I've been called one of the hardest bargainers who ever held out, and I'm proud of it."

I've been called one of the hardest bargainers who ever held out, and I'm proud of it.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "When I played ball, I didn't play for fun."

When I played ball, I didn't play for fun.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "The way those clubs shift against Ted Williams, I can't understand how he can be so stupid not to accept the challenge to him and hit to left field."

The way those clubs shift against Ted Williams, I can't understand how he can be so stupid not to accept the challenge to him and hit to left field.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "I'm coming down on the next pitch, Krauthead."

I'm coming down on the next pitch, Krauthead.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "If this gesture was the way of getting out of the penitentiary, Id do it."

If this gesture was the way of getting out of the penitentiary, Id do it.



Ty Cobb Quotes: "An epitaph is a belated advertisement for a line of goods that have been permanently discontinued."

An epitaph is a belated advertisement for a line of goods that have been permanently discontinued.