Top 27 Quotes & Sayings by Lance Berkman

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American baseball player Lance Berkman.

Last updated on December 20, 2024.

William Lance Berkman, nicknamed "Big Puma", is an American baseball coach and former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman, who is the current head baseball coach of the Houston Baptist Huskies. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers. Berkman is a six-time MLB All-Star and won a World Series championship and the National League Comeback Player of the Year Award with the Cardinals in 2011. He stands 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m), and weighs 220 pounds (100 kg). Berkman spent various seasons of his career as a regular at all three outfield positions.

American - Baseball player | Born: February 10, 1976

Source: Wikipedia

If you gave me a choice between being married and being a baseball player, that's a no-brainer. I would be married any day. I just love it.

Lance Berkman

I was raised in church by Christian parents and I was baptized when I was 11 years old. But I didn't really have a good understanding of what the Gospel was really all about until college.

Lance Berkman

When I started to play consistently and produce consistently, that's when I knew that I could compete and do well in the big leagues.

Lance Berkman

The only way that we can truly have a purpose and an enriching life experience is to do all things in Christ and through the power of Christ. What happens when we're all about doing good works and we're doing that outside of the power of Christ is that we end up getting the glory and the whole point of this deal is that God gets the glory. That verse beautifully illustrates that point.

Lance Berkman

I go game to game, at-bat to at-bat. That's my way.

Lance Berkman

The mark of a good hitter is someone who hits the ball hard, often. And if you run into a few home runs, that's fine.

Lance Berkman

What comes first, the chicken or the egg? You start out bad, you don't really feel right, you don't have the same explosion, then you start to lose confidence, you start to doubt your ability. It's a snowball effect.

Lance Berkman

I want to play every game of my career in an Astros uniform.

Lance Berkman

The overriding thing has to be a love for people. If you don't love people, you don't care if we live in a morally degrading society. Christ is about love, and that's what we want to be about as well.

Lance Berkman

I wish I was just a left-handed hitter. It's really tough having to keep both sides sharp, and that's one reason why you don't see switch-hitters hit for that high of an average. You're always fighting one side or the other.

Lance Berkman

I'll be a Houston Astro no matter what ... I would certainly want to leave myself open to a return to the team if that made sense for the organization and for me as well.

Lance Berkman

It is, ... kind of a softball atmosphere out there.

Lance Berkman

I almost feel guilty. The physical toll is tremendous. Im exhausted and I only played nine innings.

Lance Berkman

Obviously, the only reason I'm where I am is because God has gifted me and He has seen fit to put me where I am. I have to honor that by using my influence and my status on the team and in the game of baseball for good and to His purpose.

Lance Berkman

God has given me a lot of ability to play the game of baseball.

Lance Berkman

Living the Christian life is also challenging but for different reasons. The same desire to do well exists - to live a consistent life that honors and pleases the Lord. The big difference is that God isn't evaluating my actions and basing His love on how well I 'perform'. His love for me is unconditional. Even when I mess up He doesn't threaten to trade me off His team.

Lance Berkman

I've always enjoyed baseball, but even when I was a kid I can remember viewing it with a businesslike approach.

Lance Berkman

They were chanting my name, but I don't know why. My name is on the back of my uniform. So, it's nice to know they can read.

Lance Berkman

I've always liked doubles. When you scald the ball on a line to the gap, I think that's about as close to a perfect swing as you can get.

Lance Berkman

Theres a little more margin for error this year. Last year, it felt like we had to win every game. That wasnt a lot of fun.

Lance Berkman

The key to dealing with people in general is that they have to know that you care about them. You have to deal with people in gentleness. You have to come along side of them. You can't push them. You can't pull them. You have to walk with them. In order to do that, you've got to demonstrate care for that individual. That's my whole thing

Lance Berkman

I want to be a guy who produces runs, who drives in runs, who can beat you with a single or can beat you with a home run, who's just a tough out.

Lance Berkman

One-run games can go either way, and most of the time they do.

Lance Berkman

Agile, athletic, sleek-all these things describe my game!

Lance Berkman

Its unbelievable, I cant even describe it. To be a big part of bringing the World Series the first World Series ever to Houston is just tremendous.

Lance Berkman

I think any great performer or athlete has to have a little bit of a gut to be great.

Lance Berkman

My father always told me that to be successful at anything, whether it was baseball or tiddlywinks, you have to be willing to pay the price. You have to be willing to do more than the kid down the street if you want to be better than he is.

Lance Berkman

Top 27 Quotes & Sayings by Lance Berkman

Related Authors