A biography for Tris Speakerhasn’t been written yet.
“It would be useless for any player to attempt to explain successful batting.”
“The Babe was a great ballplayer, sure, but Cobb was even greater. Babe could knock your brains out, but Cobb would drive you crazy.”
“If you put a baseball and other toys in front of a baby, he'll pick up a baseball in preference to the others.”
“The American boy starts swinging the bat about as soon as he can lift one.”
“Luck is the great stabilizer in baseball.”