Don Drysdale Quotes


"I hate all hitters. I start a game mad and I stay that way until it's over."
- Don Drysdale
(Related: Hate)

"If they knocked two of your guys down, I'd get four. You have to protect your hitters."
- Don Drysdale
"My own little rule was two for one. If one of my teammates got knocked down, then I knocked down two on the other team."
- Don Drysdale
"Some of these guys wear beards to make them look intimidating, but they don't look so tough when they have to deliver the ball. Their abilities and their attitudes don't back up their beards."
- Don Drysdale
"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
"When I throw a curve that hangs and it goes for a hit, I want to chew up my glove."
- Don Drysdale
(Related: Want)

"When we played, World Series checks meant something. Now all they do is screw your taxes."
- Don Drysdale
(Related: Now, Taxes, World)