Juan Marichal Quotes & Sayings

11 most famous Juan Marichal quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He's an 87 year old Dominican athlete born on Oct 20, 1937.

“There is no way to have a strong arm if you don't throw enough.”

“We are all so close. We are godfather to each others' kids. I was the best man at Jesus' wedding.”

“My manager said it would more effective against left-handed hitters. It seemed to me that was impossible to do without the high leg kick, which I started that day.”

“Those days were very tough. All my teammates are white, and it was a different time. I couldn't go out to eat with the white players; I had to wait until someone brought something out to the bus. We couldn't stay in the same hotels.”

“The only way you preserve pitching arms is throwing; that makes the arm stronger.”

“We used to look at Felipe as our guiding man that we listened to.”

“When he hit a ground ball to you, you knew you had to make a good throw because he was going to be running.”

“I faced Gibson many times and faced Sandy Koufax three times.”

“You had to pitch in and out. The zone didn't belong to the hitters; it belonged to the pitchers. Today, if you pitch too far inside, the umpire would stop you right there. I don't think it's fair.”