Christian Yelich Quotes

I think everyone's favorite part of the game is hitting - especially when you're having success - considering it's so hard to do.

It seemed like I always did some great hitting in Brooklyn. The field there was close to the stands. Every time I started walking to the plate, I could hear the fans say, 'Here comes that man again. Here comes that man.'

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

I have no idea what my batting average was in high school, but I know it wasn't below .450, and that's pretty good hitting where I come from.

Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit.

Slump? I ain't in no slump... I just ain't hitting.

I play baseball - 'The Show' - a lot. I'm pretty good at that. I go 'Road to the Show,' where you build your own player. I build myself when I used to play as a center fielder. Power, speed, stealing bases.

Baseball is what I always wanted to do with my life.

As a kid, baseball was always my passion.

There's definitely more pressure to get the first hit when you are 0-for-8 to start the year.

I couldn't hit a home run to save my life, and I was a sucker for the curveball.

I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers' duel.

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

Baseball is the greatest thing in the world.

Hitting .400 is something you can do by yourself. But you have to rely on guys getting on base at the right time to drive in that many runs.

I am the best in baseball.

You don't always make an out. Sometimes the pitcher gets you out.

I want to get on base every single time I get up there. Whether it's a walk or a base hit, I really don't care how I want to get on base. I just want to be on.

Baseball has been my favorite sport all my life.

Baseball is a team game.

Baseball can be slow in many ways. The action starts with when the pitcher delivers the ball. But the action really starts when the crack of the bat happens.

Baseball needs more superstars.

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.

When you're going into a game, you're not expected to hit a home run every game. You're just doing everything proper with proper swings.

Hey, I think it's easy for guys to hit .300 and stay in the big leagues. Hit .200 and try to stick around as long as I did; I think it's a much greater accomplishment. That's hard.