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Christy Mathewson quotes: You must have an alibi to show why you lost. If you haven't one, you must fake one. You self confidence must be maintained.

You must have an alibi to show why you lost. If you haven't one, you must fake one. You self confidence must be maintained.

Christy Mathewson quotes: A boy cannot begin playing ball too early. I might almost say that while he is still creeping on all fours he should have a bouncing rubber ball.

A boy cannot begin playing ball too early. I might almost say that while he is still creeping on all fours he should have a bouncing rubber ball.

Christy Mathewson quotes: A pitcher is not a ballplayer.

A pitcher is not a ballplayer.

Christy Mathewson quotes: No man can have a 'yellow streak' and last. He must pay much attention to his nerves or temperament. He must hide every flaw.

No man can have a 'yellow streak' and last. He must pay much attention to his nerves or temperament. He must hide every flaw.

Christy Mathewson quotes: I always tried to learn about the hitters. Anytime someone got a hit off me, I made a mental note of the pitch. He'd never see that one again.

I always tried to learn about the hitters. Anytime someone got a hit off me, I made a mental note of the pitch. He'd never see that one again.

Christy Mathewson quotes: Luck is a combination of confidence and getting the breaks.

Luck is a combination of confidence and getting the breaks.

Christy Mathewson quotes: Anybody's best pitch is the one the batters ain't hitting that day.

Anybody's best pitch is the one the batters ain't hitting that day.

Christy Mathewson quotes: A young ballplayer looks on his first spring training trip as a stage struck young woman regards the theater.

A young ballplayer looks on his first spring training trip as a stage struck young woman regards the theater.

Christy Mathewson quotes: Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.

Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.

Christy Mathewson quotes: Travelling with a tail-end ball club is the poorest pastime in the world. I would rather ride in the first coach of a funeral procession.

Travelling with a tail-end ball club is the poorest pastime in the world. I would rather ride in the first coach of a funeral procession.

Christy Mathewson quotes: I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But I owe the fans nothing and they owe me nothing when I am not pitching.

I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But I owe the fans nothing and they owe me nothing when I am not pitching.

Christy Mathewson quotes: You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat.

You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat.