Either you have the ability to hit or not. But I also think you have to work at it. Tony Gwynn abilityhitwork Change image and share on social
Nobody talked about my defense or that I used to steal bases, too. Tony Gwynn basisdefensesteal Change image and share on social
Knowing the strike zone is very important, but I think the first thing is knowing yourself, knowing what things you do well. Tony Gwynn importantknowstrike Change image and share on social
It's about getting in position and taking a swing. I don't care if you're taking steroids or not; if you don't do those two things, it's not going to matter anyway. Tony Gwynn carematterposition Change image and share on social
Remember these two things: play hard and have fun. Tony Gwynn funhardplay Change image and share on social
Like a lot of kids, you kind of think baseball's boring - that's the perception. Tony Gwynn baseballborekid Change image and share on social
Ted Williams is one of the best hitters ever to play the game, and I didn't get a chance to see him play, so all I could do was read books and look at pictures. Tony Gwynn bookchancegame Change image and share on social
The only thing I do to my bat is put some tape around the handle to build it up a little bit because I broke my finger about six years ago and can't really close it the way I want to. Other than that, the same bat, same Louisville Sluggers. Tony Gwynn agobatbite share on social
I hate to say it, but, yeah, I'm a tobacco junkie. Tony Gwynn hatejunkietobacco Change image and share on social
I'm coaching 'swing at this, don't swing at that,' and in the middle of it, a kid looks at me and says, 'Coach, I think I'm going to fail history.' Or maybe their girlfriend just dumped them. These are kids, and once I embraced that, this became a lot more fun. Tony Gwynn coachdumpembrace share on social