[Right_Wing_Madman]

He holds the all-time record for career on-base percentage (.452) to this day, and no one else has been able to hit .400 or above since he hit .406 in 1941.

Ted Williams' vision was legendary (20/10 vision), but he thought hand and finger strength was the key to good hitting. His most frequent exercises throughout his career were fingertip push-ups and squeezing a tennis ball.

[nicollo]

Cool to know about his finger strength theory! His vision was so good he could identify the exact spot he hit the ball. Someone tested him on it with a tarred bat — he could identify each strike on the ball perfectly.

It’s like he could slow down time — not a bad skill for a fighter pilot...