Pitchers are smart. They know they are much better off if they mix things up and keep you off-balance. Harmon Killebrew Read Quote
There was a time when rival teams used a shift against me. They would put the second baseman on the shortstop’s side of the bag, move the shortstop into the hole to his right, and have the third baseman hug the foul line. The idea was to build an infield wall against a known right-handed pull hitter. Harmon Killebrew Read Quote
I want to say that maybe I’ve made some wrong decisions, but I’m still an honorable person, and I intend to take care of all of my obligations. Harmon Killebrew Read Quote
I always tried to watch the pitcher and his complete windup from the moment he had the ball in his glove all the way through his motion, and tried to follow it all the way out of his hand, all the way to home plate. Harmon Killebrew Read Quote
When I was 14, and for the next four years, I was lifting and hauling 10-gallon milk cans full of milk. That will put muscles on you even if you’re not trying. Harmon Killebrew Read Quote
My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, ‘You’re tearing up the grass’; ‘We’re not raising grass,’ Dad would reply. ‘We’re raising boys.’ Harmon Killebrew Read Quote
I found out early in life that I could hit a baseball farther than most players, and that’s what I tried to do. Harmon Killebrew Read Quote
