Christian Yelich Quotes

Baseball is a slow, boring, complex, cerebral game that doesn't lend itself to histrionics. You 'take in' a baseball game, something odd to say about a football or basketball game, with the clock running and the bodies flying.

Cricket is basically baseball on valium.

Pitching keeps you in the games. Home runs win the game.

Baseball skills schizophrenically encompass a pitcher's, a batter's and a fielder's.

My first and only experience in baseball, the coach signed me up; he didn't tell me there's a thing called the curveball. I didn't know that. So the ball's coming at me and I start backing out, and then it broke inside. And the umpire says, 'Strike one!' And I'm saying, 'How is that a strike? It almost hit me!'

There's nothing to it. Baseball isn't that tough to play.

I didn't get over 1300 walks without knowing the strike zone.

At the Home Run Derby, you're expected to hit home runs. You're up there trying to hit home runs.

I know Koufax' weakness. He can't hit.

I don't like American football. I think it's boring and ridiculous and predictable. But baseball is very beautiful. It's played on a diamond.

I just try to get on anyway that I can, hit, hit-by-pitch, walk, home runs, anything.

Defense to me is the key to playing baseball.

My little brothers loved baseball. I'm not as big on that as basketball or football, but I understand the game.

Baseball is a team sport played by individuals for themselves.

The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers.

I used to play second base, leftfield and centerfield.

What sets baseball apart from other sports is the array of skills that every player needs: the speed, the power, the agility.

Cricket and tennis are very different skill sets, but I've played tennis all my life, so it's a lot easier coming back than learning how to face a cricket ball for the first time.

I played American football, but I did my best work with baseball.

I've played the outfield my whole life. It's like riding a bike.

I'm really bad at baseball.

I don't care about the home runs as much as just being consistent and RBIs.

You have to try to move your feet and get to the pitch to hit the spinners away.

My average against hitters is pretty good.

Obviously, being a first baseman, you're kind of expected to hit some home runs. Obviously, that goes into your head; it gets into my head a little bit.