8+ Tris Speaker Quotes And Sayings

Following is our list of the best Tris Speaker quotes and sayings.

The American boy starts swinging the bat about as soon as he can lift one. — Tris Speaker

Taking the best left-handed pitcher in baseball and converting him into a right fielder is one of the dumbest things I ever heard. — Tris Speaker

If you put a baseball and other toys in front of a baby, he'll pick up a baseball in preference to the others. — Tris Speaker

It would be useless for any player to attempt to explain successful batting. — Tris Speaker

Babe Ruth made a great mistake when he gave up pitching. — Tris Speaker

Luck is the great stabilizer in baseball. — Tris Speaker

When I was a rookie, Cy Young used to hit me flies to sharpen my abilities to judge in advance the direction and distance of an outfield-hit ball. — Tris Speaker

The Babe was a great ballplayer, sure, but Cobb was even greater. Babe could knock your brains out, but Cobb would drive you crazy. — Tris Speaker