Willian Quotes

When I think about athletes, probably my favorite guest of all time among baseball players was Ted Williams.

Baseball needs more superstars.

Always wanted to be a Major League player. Loved baseball. Followed it. Loved to play. Plus, I could always hit.

To be a big league ball player, you have to love the game.

You have to hit the fastball to play in the big leagues.

If a pitcher makes a mistake inside, I'm going to hit it.

Growing up, my favorite player was either Derek Jeter or Manny Ramirez.

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.

I'm playing in the World Series. Can't get any better than this.

I was born to hit a baseball. I can hit a baseball.

I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher.

If you can do that - if you run, hit, run the bases, hit with power, field, throw and do all other things that are part of the game - then you're a good ballplayer.

It would be useless for any player to attempt to explain successful batting.

Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part.

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.

I'm now the hitting the instructor with the Cleveland Indians.

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.

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

I can't remember a major league game where I could make eye contact with my dad. I kept wondering if he was going to yell at me for hanging a pitch or something.

Career highlights? I had two - I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.

I love baseball. I love watching baseball. As a broadcaster, I get to watch the best 700 players put on the uniform year after year. That, to me, is exciting.

Anytime you can see a hitter and face a hitter, you gain knowledge, and you gain that experience. Whether they hit a homerun off you, or you strike them out or whatever it is, it's information.

Just about every Latin American country has sent players to the big leagues, from the Dominican Republic to Costa Rica.

When I started in professional baseball, I had what you might call a rude awakening. See this scar right next to my left ear? That's where the pitcher hit me the very first time I came to bat as a pro. I was out cold for about 10 minutes.

I heard that in the United States the level of baseball was the highest in the world. So it was only natural that I would want to go there, as a baseball player.