Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American baseball player Garrett Atkins.
Last updated on November 3, 2024.
Garrett Bernard Atkins is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman. Between 2003 and 2010, he played for the Colorado Rockies and Baltimore Orioles.
Every at-bat, I try to hit the ball. I don't like to strike out. I put the ball in play a lot, so I'll take the hits as they come.
I'm trying to put together quality at-bats and hit the ball hard somewhere.
You never know how your skills are going to play out at the next level. But I knew I had a lot of doubles and I was capable of driving the ball into gaps.
I get the fantasy league comment a couple of times a series ... that's pretty cool. They might be rooting for the other team, but if I do well it helps them out. It's kind of cool.
Home runs usually come in bunches for me. If I'm feeling good and I'm on time, I can drive the ball even more.
My parents were big supporters of me going to college. It was the right thing for me to do. But it was the toughest decision I had to make.
I am a big guy and happen to play a position that requires you to be relatively quick. I can't let up now. I have to work every day to be better next year.
Anytime you give up one run in Coors Field you expect to win a ball game. It just shows how well Myers pitched.
I love Denver. There's not a better place to hit, better place to play. I'm a West Coast guy, so I like playing in the NL West.