J. D. Martinez Quotes

Now the advantage is all with the hitters.

I've always loved hitting, and even as a kid, I always hit.

I see myself as a line-drive hitter first.

I consider myself a line drive hitter with power. I just try to put my best swing on the ball every time.

I just try to make contact with the ball. It's obvious that I like to swing the bat. I'm not thinking of taking a lot of pitches.

I swing hard all the time. That's what I've done my whole life - hit.

I try to be as quiet as I can at the plate, but still aggressive.

I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice.

It's only a hitch when you're in a slump. When you're hitting the ball its called rhythm.

Hitting is an art, but not an exact science.

I could hit the damn ball. No matter who was throwing. Or where the ball was. I left the bench swinging. I didn't get many walks.

I'm not afraid to swing the bat. If they elect to pitch to me, I'm going to swing. I'm not as picky as Mr. Sheffield. I'll swing at something over my head.

There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher.

I'm a good hitter for a pitcher.

That's where my focus is all the time, trying to get on base.

I don't go up there and try to hit home runs.

When you go up there in the batter's box, you're engaged to hit. It's the same thing with baserunning.

Hitting is not an exact science.

I was able to play alongside, in my opinion, the best hitter with Miguel Cabrera and kind of watch the way he goes about it and the way he looks at situations, when to try to drive a ball versus when to shoot a ball.

Yeah, if I see a ball in the zone then I'll try to put a good swing on it.

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

When I was up there at the plate, my purpose was to get on base anyway I could, whether by hitting or by getting hit.

Baseball's my life.

I've always been a great lover of baseball.

I could always hit. I learned to hit with a broomstick and a ball of tape and I could always get that bat on the ball.