Top 12 Quotes & Sayings by Catfish Hunter

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Last updated on November 8, 2024.

James Augustus Hunter, nicknamed "Catfish", was a professional baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB). From 1965 to 1979, he was a pitcher for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees. Hunter was the first pitcher since 1915 to win 200 games by age 31. He is often referred to as baseball's first big-money free agent, and was a member of five World Series championship teams.

American - Athlete | April 8, 1946 - September 9, 1999

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I had some friends here from North Carolina who'd never seen a homer, so I gave them a couple.

Catfish Hunter

The difference between God and Reggie Jackson is that God doesn't think he's Reggie Jackson.

Catfish Hunter

The bigger the game, the better I liked it. Not that I was about to let anybody know I was excited. I approached every game the same way. One pitch, one hitter at a time.

Catfish Hunter

The sun don't shine on the same dog's ass all the time.

Catfish Hunter

Winning isn't everything. Wanting to win is.

Catfish Hunter

If I had done everything I was supposed to, I'd be leading the league in homers, have the highest batting average, have given $100,000 to the Cancer Fund and be married to Marie Osmond.

Catfish Hunter

Winning isn't everything. Wanting to is.

Catfish Hunter

He'd (Reggie Jackson) give you the shirt off his back. Of course he'd call a press conference to announce it.

Catfish Hunter

The thing about Reggie (Jackson) is that you know he's going to produce. And if he doesn't, he's going to talk enough to make people think he's going to produce.

Catfish Hunter

They don't know who I was or that I played baseball.

Catfish Hunter

On the day I was signed, Mr. Finley, the owner of the Athletics at that time came up to me and said, 'When you were six you ran away from home, and when your parents found you at a nearby lake, you had already caught two catfish and were pulling in a third. Now repeat it back to me.'

Catfish Hunter

This 20th win means more to me than the perfect game in 1968.

Catfish Hunter

Top 12 Quotes & Sayings by Catfish Hunter

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