Top 1012 Quotes & Sayings by Famous Baseball Players - Page 8

The base of artistic pursuit is ambivalence and complexity. And that's what I try to do.

You have to enjoy the game. I enjoy everything about life.

I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you're inferior, it makes you wonder if the other guys have something you've never seen before. If they do, I'm still looking for it.

Everybody wants to be a professional baseball player and, sure, as a kid, I wanted to do that. But once I got cut from my high school team, I figured there wasn't much chance of that ever happening. I'm still in awe of it.

I've never really considered myself a home run hitter. Mostly I'm a guy who hits into the gaps for a lot of doubles.

It's nice when you put in a lot of hard work and you're recognized and a few people appreciate what you've done.

His work ethic is insane. We all know Steph Curry on the court, making a lot of spectacular plays, shooting 3s from anywhere, from the half court.

When you're a first-round pick and you get to the big leagues at 22, there's almost a sense that you've got to mature.

It's not enough to be sick and tired of something. You've got to be sick and tired of being sick and tired.

I asked no odds and I give none. A guy got in my way, I run over him.

Never try to snow a snowman.

I want to be on that team that wins the world championship here in Chicago and sees the city go crazy.

I'm already the first Georgian to play in the Finals, but I also want to be the first to be part of an NBA title.

My skin got thicker. I don't listen to stuff from outside or even if I hear or if I read something, I just let it go very easily.

Looking at the players that are truly successful, you see the durability and long careers. Those are the players I respect and look up to. I hope to become a player like that.

When you're getting $2,000 a month in the minors, it's hard not to eat Taco Bell every day.

I don't know what to think of the money. It's kind of mind-boggling. I come from a middle-class, blue-collar family. We've never really had money.

I've learned a lot about being in the public eye. I'm certainly handling things more maturely now, I'm not getting as scared as easily.

I like the laid-back, polite, respectful courteous personality cowboys have. Guys almost lay down their life for you if they're your friends. You exist on a handshake rather than a signed contract.

I take positives out of negatives all the time.

Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.

I like to set realistic goals for myself, not outrageous ones.

People don't own teams to lose money. If you ask any owner whether they would rather make $20 million and come in last place or lose $20 million and win a World Series, there's only one guy who honestly would take that championship: George Steinbrenner. Nobody else.

No one had to tell me I was never going to be a home run hitter. I was hitting the same ball as the rest of the players, but when the big guys cracked one, it went out of the park. Mine went out of the infield.

Since I got to the big leagues, there's been a whole lot of Direct-TV sold in Jamestown. People like to keep up with the local boy.

If the player has the confidence and ability, then he should sign with the pro team. Academics certainly play a large part in the decision, but if someone feels they are ready to sign, they should.

We [ me and brother] wanted to win at things like basketball games or baseball games, but off the field we never felt like we had to compete with each other.

Everybody loves baseball regardless of what they think about politics. That's the cool thing. You see all of the politicians and the military interaction. It's special. It cracks me up that politicians are such big baseball fans. You don't realize that. You just assume they wouldn't have time.

Whatever I do, I love to win. I don't care if it's tennis or ping pong, I'll kill myself to win it.

I'm never afraid, never fear anything.

It never feels good, but I've had a couple of heartbreakers where I could have won the game, but instead ended the season, ... You learn from that.

I know the good Lord wouldn't give me any more than I can handle, but I sure wish he wouldn't have so much confidence in me.

I'm definitely not the most graceful person out there. I've always been taught to play hard. I don't know how not to play hard. But for some guys it just looks easier. For me, it's not that natural.

I don't sit around and read papers about myself. If I see myself on TV, if I don't like it, I change the channel.

When he took BP everybody would kind of stop what they were doing and watch.

Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.

After a Double-A season in which I was named Minor League Player of the Year by several publications, I grabbed some positive media attention. Being the emotional, entrepreneurial capitalist that I was, I decided to try to strike and start an online fan club.

Remember that failure is part of the process of successful running. Performance is a roller coaster; to think otherwise is irrational and will cause you much stress and discouragement. Lighten up on yourself. Ups and downs can be expected. The performance of most serious runners fluctuates by the week. You win some, you lose some; some days you're hot, some days you're not. Don't fight with yourself when failure, the teacher, pays an unexpected visit. Open up to learning from it.

Know what the difference between hitting .250 and .300 is? It's 25 hits - 25 hits in 500 at-bats is 50 points. There's six months in a season, that's about 25 weeks. That means if you get just one extra flare a week - just one - you get a ground ball with eyes, you get a dying quail, just one more dying quail a week ... and you're in Yankee Stadium.

Some batters, and good ones too, scoff at the whole theory of place hitting, calling it a myth. They are wrong, however.

I spent a lot of hours on the baseball field doing whatever I could do to get better.

To be successful, one must take chances.

I'm a different hitter than Chipper Jones. He goes up looking for certain pitches to hit. I go up there looking for something over the plate and try to hit it hard.

I've been given an opportunity right now and I'm going to run through a wall to try to take advantage of it.

A creative person respects the creative spark in other individual men, and in all men (and women).

I just try to see the ball and hit it. If I get a hit, I get a hit. If I get out, I get out. There's no secret about it.

By day each soul must walk within its shadow. Only night can make us whole again.

When 20,000 people applaud you as you walk out to do your job, it should be an inspiration.

I still don't know how I got to the big leagues because I wasn't that good.

One of my friends continued to ask me when was I going to start the group. One particular time she asked me, someone else asked the same thing later on in the week. I believe that was definitely the Lord speaking and prompting me to start it.

Drugs is a society problem. It ain't just isolated to sports or entertainment. There's people that are doing brain surgeries that probably have dabbled in drugs. There may be some, judges and lawyers involved in the case could have been involved. So it's a problem in all society.

I met with Martha and Sharon to see if there are any opportunities in syndication. My vision says her customers and fans are still loyal to her. I don't think the Martha Stewart brand loyalty has changed.

I've always been taught to play the game hard. Baseball is such a tough game, it really humbles you at times, you just have to try not to get too high or too low.

The right-hander is throwing up in the bullpen.

I feel good with my slider a lot. When I'm far behind the count I use it ... so I feel confident with that.

A cat that jumps on a hot stove will never jump on a hot stove again. Neither will it jump on a cold stove.

There's a woman protecting herself from the sun with a carousel.

Be kind. Be courteous. Love others and be happy. It's that simple.

Don't worry about where you are. Watch the first derivative.

I have always been a very passionate player and person. I often wear my emotions on my sleeve, sometimes for better, sometimes for worse. I hope that my teammates always respect that of me, as I trust they know my commitment to winning.?