Walter Johnson Professions : Baseball Manager Born : November 6, 1887 Died : December 10, 1946 Browse All Authors Top 10 quotes by Walter Johnson Well I can't rightly say (which player hit the ball hardest), but the ones (home runs by) Ruth hit got smaller quicker. Walter Johnson baseball home running Can I throw harder than Joe Wood? Listen mister, no man alive can throw any harder than Smoky Joe Wood. Walter Johnson pitching alive men The cost of anything is the foregone alternative. Walter Johnson alternatives cost You can't hit what you can't see; I float like a butterfly and sting like a bee! Walter Johnson pitching twins baseball (Bob) Feller isn't quite as fast as I was. Walter Johnson pitching bob I throw as hard as I can when I think I have to throw as hard as I can. Walter Johnson pitching hard thinking I was the greenest rookie that ever was. One evening I was standing out on the sidewalk when a stranger approached and said, 'You're famous already kid. See, they've named a hotel for you.' I looked across the street and sure enough, there was a big illuminated sign that read 'Johnson Hotel.' Well, do you know that I was so green that I actually believed the man! Walter Johnson rookies men kids Nobody saw it, he (Rogers Hornsby) hit it and it disappeared. Walter Johnson pitching roger saws The beanball is one of the meanest things on Earth and no decent fellow would use it. The beanball is a potential murderer. If I were a batter and thought the pitcher really tried to bean me, I'd be inclined to wait for him outside the park with a baseball bat. Walter Johnson bats baseball waiting Can I throw harder than Joe Wood? Listen mister, no man alive can throw any harder than Smokey Joe Wood. Walter Johnson wood listen man alive Similar Authors Burt Shotton baseball-manager Buddy Bell baseball-manager Buck Rodgers baseball-manager Bruce Bochy baseball-manager Brad Ausmus baseball-manager Alvin Dark baseball-manager All Authors