Prince Fielder Quotes

With a runner at second base with nobody out, you're trying to punch somebody out. You understand when there are guys in scoring position; hitters like to be aggressive early.

To tell the truth, I never think about a homer. I'm just thinking of the situation and what I've got to do when I go to the plate.

I think there's a growing number of pitchers who want to have a plan going into a game about how they're going to go after that lineup. I'd say 75 percent want to have an idea, and they plan their attack. I know that 75 percent of hitters do not have that same type of plan against a pitcher.

Eddie Haas talked a lot about not hitting the ball in the air.

When a batter swings and I see his knees move, I can tell just what his weaknesses are then I just put the ball where I know he can't hit it.

If you try to give them a scheme, most hitters will rebel.

For me, the most important thing is running a good clubhouse. The X's and the O's - you sit up in the stands and, for the most part, a lot of fans go to the game and they know what's going to happen. You're going to hit and run, steal, put a pitcher in, take a pitcher out.

I can't very well tell my batters don't hit it to him. Wherever they hit it, he's there anyway.

Contrary to everyone's belief of 'J.D. is a launch-angle guy. He wants to get the ball in the air and this and that.' This is true, but you're not trying to force situations, trying to force things.

I just try to make the pitcher work.

You've got to try to close every inning out, take it one inning at a time, one batter at a time.

Once I get completely right mechanically and with command, maybe I only use two or three pitches to get through seven innings.

I don't worry about infield shifts at all - you play where you're gonna play. I'm just gonna pitch my game.

Nothing happens without focus. Don't try to do everything at once. Take it one step at a time.

Problem with (John) Wockenfuss getting on base is that it takes three doubles to score him.

What you have to do in certain situations, that's called situational hitting.

Stay low, stay quiet, keep it simple, don't expect too much, enjoy what you have.

Well, the fella I got on there is hitting pretty good and I know he can make that throw, and if he don't make it that other fella I got coming has shown me a lot, and if he can't I have my guy and I know what he can do. On the other hand, the guy's not around now. And, well, this guy may be able to do it against left-handers if my guy ain't strong enough. I know one of my guys is gonna do it.

A hitter's impatience is the pitcher's biggest advantage.

There are many secrets; don’t try to resolve them all.

After you have practiced for a while, you will realize that it is not possible to make rapid, extraordinary progress. Even though you try very hard, the progress you make is always little by little.

There's a virtue in slowness, which we have lost

I think if I had just slowed down a little bit it could have a little easier. I multiplied how difficult it needed to be instead of just saying, fair enough. You don't have to make it hard.

Our way is to practice one step at a time, one breath at a time, with no gaining idea.

Less is more only when more is too much.