George Herman Quotes

There is nothing better than walking out and hitting a home run.

I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.

It would have been a helluva lot more fun if I had not hit those sixty-one home runs.

My idea of heaven is a pennant winner.

It might be, it could be... it is! A home run!

It's a funny business. I kind of compare it to baseball. I'm always looking for a home run.

I am now the Wimbledon champion, and I think that gives me even more confidence coming to the Olympics. And maybe in some ways, it maybe takes some pressure off the Olympics, because I already did win at Wimbledon this year.

When I hit a home run I usually didn't care where it went. So long as it was a home run was all that mattered.

What a perfect way to end the home stand, by hitting sixty-two for the city of St. Louis and all the fans. I truly wanted to do it here and I did. Thank you St. Louis.

Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, 'Sure, every time.'

I loved to make a great defensive play, I'd rather do that than hit a home run.

I'm a competitor.

I hit a home run in my first game, and they told me to go into the stands and pass my cap around. I made six dollars in nickels, dimes, and quarters.

It doesn't always work out that you win a tournament and then a Grand Slam, but I'm happy to have the confidence.

I came up as a number 2 hitter. My first year I hit 16 homers, and I was like, Whoa, I'm rollin'!

Because I've won one Grand Slam title, I feel like I have a good chance to win more.

It could be, it might be... It is, A home run!

Can I be cocky for a second? If I hit a home run 80 percent of the times, and you want to talk about the 20 times I miss swinging the bat, I’m okay with that.

I love competing against the best players. I have a huge challenge, and that's to win a U.S. Open and complete the Grand Slam. I enjoy that challenge. Every year it comes around, I get excited to try to conquer that opportunity. I love it.

Individual statistics, plate time and everything tend to come, but the most enjoyment I get out of baseball is actually winning.

I've ridden 3,651 winners, if that's any good to you. I don't count the falls. I count the winners.

Hit a home run - put your head down, drop the bat, run around the bases, because the name on the front is more - a lot more important than the name on the back.

I'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium.

I'm a prideful person when it comes to competition.

I think we're all really strong and we just need to keep working really hard. If we go out there and do our best we'll win again. All we need to do is hit.