"The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid, and if he is timid, he has to remind the hitter he's timid." –Don Drysdale
"I guess I was never much in awe of anybody. I think you have to have that attitude if you're going to go far in this game." –Bob Gibson
"Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing." –Warren Spahn
"It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy." –Nolan Ryan
"One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something."
–Nolan Ryan
"Pitching is the art of instilling fear." –Sandy Koufax
"Show me a guy who can't pitch inside and I'll show you a loser." –Sandy Koufax
"My job isn't to strike guys out, it’s to get them out, sometimes by striking them out." –Tom Seaver
"I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it." –Sandy Koufax
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