J. D. Martinez Quotes

The shortstop is a perfectly conditioned athlete. You're running out on relays all the time. You're covering second base. On every pitch, you're moving.

I loved running. I can catch everything in the outfield. I could throw people out from the fence.

I still feel like I can play defense at first base at a very high level.

I love catching, being involved in every pitch of the game; obviously, it beats you up both mentally and physically.

As a catcher, you can't be afraid. You gotta make fast decisions.

A lot of people say that you go to the outfield and just run and go get a ball, but it's still not that easy.

Catching is a tough position.

Fielding has always come naturally to me and I've always enjoyed it. While keeping, you're just standing in one place and I've done it so many times so I've enjoyed fielding and that's why I enjoy playing as a batsman.

He (Bill Terry) once hit a ball between my legs so hard that my center-fielder caught it on the fly backing up against the wall.

The test of an outfielder's skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch.

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

When the ball is up in the air for a rebound you always have to be on your toes to go up for the ball. It's the same situation in football as a receiver; I'm always trying to get the ball at the highest point like a rebound.

I catch the ball. You throw the ball, I catch it. You throw it close to me, I catch it. If you make me do something crazy to catch, I still catch it.

I might have a great game hitting, but if I'm not having a great game fielding, if I feel like I let a guy get an extra base that I could have stopped, that's something I've got to do better, got to get better at.

I see the game too slow from second base. That's why I like to play more short.

I see myself as a line-drive hitter first.

I played basketball my whole life. It definitely helps. It translates to going up for rebounds and going up for balls in the end zone. Quick feet. It helps with getting in and out of your cuts. It definitely all translates to football.

Can't ever catch enough balls.

Outfield to infield is the most jarring because in the outfield, you have much more time to throw.

I'm not very good at action games in general and find most action games to be hard.

I use my mind. I set up blocks. I wait for things to open. I time up things. I use a lot of skill catching the ball.

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.

A line drive to the warning track on one pitch, I'll take that over a strikeout any day.

Well, I mean, I like to be pretty athletic off the mound in terms of taking care of my job, which is covering first base, fielding bunts in certain situations, fielding slow rollers to the first base and having to communicate and direct traffic.

I'm just trying to affect the game in some way whenever I get an opportunity. If that's stealing a base, making a catch, beating out a double play, whatever it may be.