Christy Mathewson Quotes

You must have an alibi to show why you lost. If you haven't one, you must fake one. You self confidence must be maintained. - Christy Mathewson

You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat. - Christy Mathewson

The Head Game: Baseball Seen From the Pitcher's Mound. - Christy Mathewson

No man can have a 'yellow streak' and last. He must pay much attention to his nerves or temperament. He must hide every flaw. - Christy Mathewson

Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile. - Christy Mathewson

If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they can talk of nothing else under the sun but acting. It's exactly the same way with baseball players. Your heart must be in your work. - Christy Mathewson

I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But I owe the fans nothing and they owe me nothing when I am not pitching. - Christy Mathewson

Anybody's best pitch is the one the batters ain't hitting that day. - Christy Mathewson

A young ballplayer looks on his first spring training trip as a stage struck young woman regards the theater. - Christy Mathewson

A pitcher is not a ballplayer. - Christy Mathewson

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