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“I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball. In boxing, your fist usually stops when you hit a man, but its possible to hit so hard that your fist doesn't stop. I try to follow through in the same way. The harder you grip the bat, the more you can swing it through the ball, and the farther the ball will go. I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.”
Provenance
- Source:
- As quoted in Go for the Gold: Thoughts on Achieving Your Personal Best (2001) by Ariel Books
- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.60
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- 6aaa4675ea98b2df9caa05b60bee641740e47a1adceec33734c6d33a93c8ba1d
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