Hitting Quotes
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Gregor lifted the knife and slammed it down. The tops of the carrot rolled across the table, some hitting the floor. "What are you doing?" "I'm chopping carrots." "Gregor, they are carrots! not tree branches." "I fail to see the difference.
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You don’t win a game by hitting the ball out of the court.
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I felt like I played in a very rough football game with no hitting above the waist.
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After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt bad enough without me showing him up rounding the bases.
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No one had to tell me I was never going to be a home run hitter. I was hitting the same ball as the rest of the players, but when the big guys cracked one, it went out of the park. Mine went out of the infield.
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It isn't that hard to get RBI's when you're hitting home runs, you generally get a least one.
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The biggest mistake is trying to pinch down on the ball and ripping out a big divot, often hitting the ground before the ball. You'll dig up some turf, but you won't create much backspin.
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If you let your hitting bother your defense, you are not going to be very good.
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Smoking is similar to hitting yourself over the head with a hammer because, when you stop, you feel better.
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If I do end up hitting leadoff here, I think it's going to be a positive. With an everyday player hitting before me, it will give me more opportunities with guys on base to drive in runs.
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The key is to hit the ball first, then the sand. Even if you catch it a bit thin, you'll still get plenty of run. Hitting it fat is what you want to avoid.
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I enjoyed hitting in the Major Leagues more than in the Minor Leagues. I didn't want to tell anybody it was easier, because I didn't want to sound cocky. But Major League pitchers had better control, and most of them were around the plate.
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It's a great finish. As a player, there aren't many times when you get more nervous than hitting that second shot into 16, hitting to that island green on 17 and hitting that tee shot on 18.
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The best hitting advice I ever got was: Keep your eye clear and hit 'em where they ain't; that's all.
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There is nothing wrong with [pitching by committee] in mid-week [games]. It creates unique problems for hitters. I think it creates more problems for good-hitting teams than it does for the other teams.
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Some days, it's a real challenge to get the offense going. Our game relies on pitching, defense and timely hitting.
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You must never name the goal. You must never tell us the target you're hitting for. You must automatically go toward it without ever naming it.
