The Washington Times, March 30th, 1997
All I want out of life is that, when I walk down the street, folks will say, "There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived."
- Ted Williams, age 20, years before being paraphrased in Bernard Malamud's
"The Natural"
They called him the Kid, but he was much more than that. Beyond the fans of the Boston Red Sox and their beloved Fenway Park, Ted Williams was - and is - Mr. Baseball.
"Ted Williams: A Baseball Life" makes that very clear - especially since old man Williams, 78 now, is in the middle of the hourlong documentary.
His thick head of hair askew, the Splendid Splinter smiles, grim...
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