- Roger Angell: In spring training in the 70's, Ted comes and sits besides me and he said, 'you can't write this! I'm watching the young players here, and they're all batting .240.' He said, 'you know why?' and I said , 'No.' And he said ' They're having sex all the time.' It's not the phrase he used. 'And that' what they're thinking about all the time.' He said 'Roger, I didn't get laid for the first time until the All-Star break of my second year in the Major Leagues. I was thinking about hitting.'
- Leigh Montville: If I had met Jesus Christ himself, I couldn't have been more overwhelmed. It was like being in the presence of a deity.
- Bob Costas: What he said himself was that his oly desire was to walk down the street and have people say 'There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived'.
- Dick Enberg: Ted Williams, in his entire major league career, when you count hits and walks, was on base more than any other player in baseball history.
- Bob Costas: The first time I interviewed Ted Williams, I said 'You really are the guy John Wayne played in all those movies. You ARE John Wayne.' and he goes 'yeah, I know it.'
- Willie McCovey: Even the god players on other teams, theycame out and watched him take batting practice. Everybody wanted to see Ted Williams swing the bat. When he was 39 years old, he hit .388. That was amazing.