Power Hitting Quotes

I throw the ball ninety-two miles an hour, but they hit it back just as hard.

I just try to make contact with the ball. It's obvious that I like to swing the bat. I'm not thinking of taking a lot of pitches.

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

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.

Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher.

You don't have to swing hard to hit a home run. If you got the timing, it'll go.

In T20, even when you are in form and you feel like you are making good contributions, you are going to only face 30 or maximum 40 balls in the position where I bat in the middle order.

A Home Run Derby is fun. It's just like taking batting practice, and you just want to go deep. Guys do it every day. Yes, there's a little more pressure when they pull that cage back, but if you practice properly, it shouldn't affect the second half of your season at all.

Rick Miller hit only one home run last year, and that's like hitting none.

I've always loved hitting, and even as a kid, I always hit.

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.

How to hit home runs: I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball.

The hardest thing to do in sports, I think, is to hit a home run.

That kid can hit balls over buildings.

The home run became glorified with Babe Ruth. Starting with him, batters have been thinking in terms of how far they could hit the ball, not how often.

There is no doubt that because I am a switch hitter I have one of the best offensive advantages that a hitter can have.

He (Babe Ruth) hits a ball harder and further than any man I ever saw.

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

In Twenty20 it's not always about straight drives and high elbows. It's amazing how far you can hit the ball. I've always been able to hit the ball far but not consistently like I have in practice over here. I'm enjoying it so much.

The harder you grip the bat, the more you can swing it through the ball, and the farther the ball will go.

I love sharing my knowledge of hitting with others. Now coaches and players at all levels can learn my systematic approach to hitting a baseball with more consistency, mental strength and accuracy.

I want to be a high-order batter in the one-day stuff, to play some long innings rather than just go in and have a swipe.

I couldn't throw, run, hit, or hit for power.

The way I grew up playing, and the way most Americans have grown up, is that you hit the ball up in the air and then it stops where it lands.

It's not a bad ball if I can hit it.