Williams set out to be the best: "I wanted people, when they looked down the street and saw me walking by, to say that I was the best damn hitter that they ever saw." Williams was just that. He ended up with two Triple Crowns and narrowly missed becoming the only player to ever win three. He served in the Air Force in World War II and Korea, which cut a good four years out of the prime of his career. However, he still ended up with 521 home runs, a .366 batting average (2nd), and ended up a two-time AL MVP (in seasons that he DIDN'T win the Triple Crown, go figure). He is also considered as a Top 1000 career fighter pilot and Top 250 career fisherman.
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