Top 26 Quotes by Harmon Killebrew

About Harmon Killebrew

These are some quotes by American author Harmon Killebrew Athlete, who was born on June 29, 1936.

I always tried to watch the pitcher and his complete windup from the moment he had the ball in his glove all the way through his motion, and tried to follow it all the way out of his hand, all the way to home plate.

Harmon Killebrew

I do everything in a straightforward manner.

I do everything in a straightforward manner.

Harmon Killebrew

Hospice is such a tremendous thing. Patients seem to reach an inner peace.

Hospice is such a tremendous thing. Patients seem to reach an inner peace.

Harmon Killebrew

There was a time when rival teams used a shift against me. They would put the second baseman on the shortstop's side of the bag, move the shortstop into the hole to his right, and have the third baseman hug the foul line. The idea was to build an infield wall against a known right-handed pull hitter.

Harmon Killebrew

My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, 'You're tearing up the grass'; 'We're not raising grass,' Dad would reply. 'We're raising boys.'

My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, 'You're tearing up the grass'; 'We're not raising grass,' Dad would reply. 'We're raising boys.'

Harmon Killebrew

The people in the Upper Midwest were the same kind of people I grew up around in Idaho.

The people in the Upper Midwest were the same kind of people I grew up around in Idaho.

Harmon Killebrew

Joe Mauer's the real deal. He is absolutely wonderful. Not only is he a great player, but he's a great human being. He's the kind of guy you'd like to see... be your son.

Joe Mauer's the real deal. He is absolutely wonderful. Not only is he a great player, but he's a great human being. He's the kind of guy you'd like to see... be your son.

Harmon Killebrew

Hitting .400 is something you can do by yourself. But you have to rely on guys getting on base at the right time to drive in that many runs.

Hitting .400 is something you can do by yourself. But you have to rely on guys getting on base at the right time to drive in that many runs.

Harmon Killebrew

I like happy endings.

I like happy endings.

Harmon Killebrew

In baseball, you pack your uniform in the clubhouse after a ball game, and you see it hanging up in your locker when you get to your next city.

In baseball, you pack your uniform in the clubhouse after a ball game, and you see it hanging up in your locker when you get to your next city.

Harmon Killebrew

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