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Steroids do not guarantee you're going to have success. I think a lot of people think that they will, but they don't.

Remember these two things: play hard and have fun.

I think if you enjoy teaching, if you enjoy talking about your craft, that's probably the best way to do it... because once a player starts to get it, once he figures it out, he'll never forget it.

From Tony Gwynn

Nobody talked about my defense or that I used to steal bases, too.

From Tony Gwynn

I'm coaching 'swing at this, don't swing at that,' and in the middle of it, a kid looks at me and says, 'Coach, I think I'm going to fail history.' Or maybe their girlfriend just dumped them. These are kids, and once I embraced that, this became a lot more fun.

From Tony Gwynn

The only thing I do to my bat is put some tape around the handle to build it up a little bit because I broke my finger about six years ago and can't really close it the way I want to. Other than that, the same bat, same Louisville Sluggers.

From Tony Gwynn

Either you have the ability to hit or not. But I also think you have to work at it.

From Tony Gwynn

I think the ability to hit - some guys have it and some guys don't - but I think how dedicated you are to trying to get the most out of yourself, I think kind of determines how good you are and for how long. I was born with the ability to hit, but my work ethic has taken it to the next level.

From Tony Gwynn

I try to keep it real simple. I try not to add a lot of frosting on what I'm doing. Just take the swing and don't muscle the swing, because if you get in the hitting position and you take the swing, I generate a lot more bat speed, and that works for me.

From Tony Gwynn

Like a lot of kids, you kind of think baseball's boring - that's the perception.

From Tony Gwynn

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