J. D. Martinez Quotes

I felt good in the bullpen and even when we came out in the first inning I felt fairly good.

I can't begin to describe the amount of crap I've taken for being a lousy free-throw shooter.

People expect you to play your best, so I go through a routine to prepare myself so that I know I'm physically and mentally ready - prepared for the game.

Just because I keep getting close and don't win these Majors, I must not panic.

I'm only as good as my next appearance and my next match.

I either do really well in spring training, or I suck. I either hit .350 or .150.

That's why, to me, Spring Training is so hard, because every time you go up there, there's a new pitcher, and you have to come up with a new plan.

I would like to come back in the World Series. And I want to pitch better.

It doesn't matter if it's preseason or a scrimmage. I'm trying to have a dominant performance, whether it's preseason first series or whenever I get out there.

All my life in professional baseball, people said 'He could be better.'

You're not going to win by automatically going out there. It's hard to know what people really expect of you, and I've never tried to live up to expectations anyway. That's no way to play baseball.

I think that is one thing I've picked up: follow a routine, be consistent, and everything is going to fall in place. If you are scrambling around, and you are late for stuff, that adds extra stress, and you have to go out there and hit a 97 mph fastball.

I don't really play off nerves. I just want to win.

I wanted to be the best player, so I thought in order for me to be the best player, I had to guard the best player on the court.

Every time I get in the ring, I have to give 110 per cent because my opponents have nothing to lose and everything to gain, so I have to make sure I go in there with my A-game and come away with the victory.

Everyone will expect me to score in every game, which probably isn't realistic, but I'll go out trying to do that.

Every preseason, I feel I've done well, and it's just about being given a chance.

I want to make sure I always show off my smile and have a positive attitude the whole time, whether it's during a performance, practice, or doing an interview.

I feel like if I play my game then I can beat anyone on my day, so there's no pressure.

You can be as good as you want with your feet, but when you're making mistakes, the opinions will change immediately.

Some guys lock up when they hear the crowd. I feel the energy and take it with me into the fight. I've been in front of huge crowds and know to use that energy.

Usually if you haven't figured out how you want to play tennis yourself, it is hard to accept the failures of playing five sets.

I'm like a prize fighter. When I'm not on stage, every action that I take has to be focused on my next performance.

I just try to be the same guy each and every day and just do something when we're hitting or make a nice defensive play or run the bases. Just trying to be consistent in that way.

I think, as an athlete, you tend to be cautious of your body language and what you're doing on the ice. That might be the only moment someone sees you.