Bryce Harper Quotes

I swing hard all the time. That's what I've done my whole life - hit.

Swing hard, in case they throw the ball where you're swinging.

It's not just enough to swing at the ball. You've got to loosen your girdle and really let the ball have it.

There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher.

I have a huge desire to win. That is why I am aggressive in a positive sense on the field.

I'm the type of guy, I get mad if I see you keep dribbling in front of me. I'm going to try to get it eventually. I just got a knack for the ball, I guess.

I don't think patient would be the first word that anybody that knows me would describe me as. But I think that's anybody in competitive sports.

I love to talk about hitting. It's a passion of mine.

I've always played hard. If that's rough and tough, I can't help it. I don't believe there's any such thing as a good loser. I wouldn't sit down and play a game of cards with you right now withing wanting to win. If I hadn't felt that way I wouldn't have got very far in baseball.

Some guys are admired for coming to play, as the saying goes. I prefer those who come to kill.

Let the pitcher move first, then, as he draws his arm back, you draw the bat back and you are ready.

I try to be as quiet as I can at the plate, but still aggressive.

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 am quite a relaxed person out of the car, but in the car I am aggressive, I never give up, I fight to the end and I try 100% all the time.

I could hit the damn ball. No matter who was throwing. Or where the ball was. I left the bench swinging. I didn't get many walks.

Now the advantage is all with the hitters.

They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball and they tell you to hit it square.

The first time I picked up a bat in a professional game, I hit a ball hard left-handed, and my first home run was so effortless, it surprised me.

See the ball; hit the ball.

When I see three balls, I just swing at the middle one.

Whenever I'm out on the field, I love to go full-go.

I don't need to practice my swing. I grew up with a bat in my hands.

You need to possess more than a little nastiness to play basketball at the highest level.

As long as the ball is thrown by a human being, I have the confidence to hit any pitch, no matter how fast it comes.

When I went to home plate in a game-tied situation or with a chance to do something and help the ballclub win one, I'd try to make eye contact with the pitcher.