I took great pride in not letting guys bunt on me. If you're going to get on base, you're going to have… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
Striking out bothers me when you've got guys on base and you're making unproductive outs. — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
If you strike out 100 times, but your strikeouts are with two outs and nobody on base, those don't bother me. — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
I think you need to go to Triple-A for a while and experience big league pitching on the way down and prospects… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
There are a lot of times I'd much rather be at third base than left field. It's a little boring out there… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
When I was coming up through the minors, the Braves believed in taking their time, letting kids mature - and succeed and… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
Kerry Wood had the best fastball. He threw one at my kneecaps once. I don't know how I jackknifed away. He might… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
Baseball was important to me - don't get me wrong. But at the end of my career, it wasn't as important as… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
All you ever want as a baseball player is the respect of your peers, whether it's the people you play against or… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
I think I could don a baseball uniform and play with anybody who ever played the game and be successful. That's just… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
Every time I walked to the plate against Clemens I had to work. If I got to first or I came back… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
Golf is a great substitute for satisfying some of those competitive juices, and you can't play baseball for as long as I… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
I feel I got kind of a bad rap because people say I wasn't vocal, didn't talk. I was kind of in… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
Chipper is one of those first names people remember. Think of Cal, Emmitt, Mickey. You hear those names and you say, 'Those… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
I think baseball has such a way of humbling you. You can go 20-for-20, and before you know it, you're going to… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
People ask me all the time, 'What was it like to face Mariano Rivera?' And, the only thing I can think of… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
I think just because of my natural abilities I was good in all other sports. But when it came to baseball season,… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
Well, anytime you've struggled at the plate and you're having trouble producing, it's frustrating. — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
The Braves took some flak when they made me the number one pick. There were critics. — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
As a shortstop coming up through the minors, you're taught to glove slow rollers and transfer the ball to your throwing hand,… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
Every time I walk to the plate I feel like I can dominate a game with my bat if I'm right. — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
Guys on second, if they pick up what set of signs the catcher's using, we'll relay it one way or the other… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
As good a hand-eye coordination I have playing the game of baseball, it is completely different out here, completely different style of… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
Having made a ton of mistakes early on in my life, I hope people can look at me now and say that… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
Once I got to the big leagues, Dad saw every one of my 10,000 or so plate appearances. By the time I… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
When you talk about 50 or so grown men in the middle of a baseball field about to break down and cry,… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
I always say that I think the most perfect job in baseball is the assistant general manager because you're not the guy… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
Tearing it up in A ball and tearing it up in the big leagues are completely different. For that matter, tearing it… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
I think running the bases is a controlled run, because you have to time your steps to hit each bag. In the… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
You know, 1997 and '98 really taught me how to compartmentalize. I didn't live a very peaceful life during the daytime, but… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
If you strike out 100 times, but your strikeouts are with two outs and nobody on base, those don't bother me. — Chipper Jones Copy Share
Most guys, when their mom suggests something, roll their eyes. When my mom does, I listen. — Chipper Jones Copy Share
There's nothing more gratifying than someone coming up and saying you influenced an entire region of the United States. — Chipper Jones Copy Share
When you talk about 50 or so grown men in the middle of a baseball field about to break down and cry, it's a… — Chipper Jones Copy Share
It was easy for me to be humble because I played with so many other great players and they had no problem knocking me… — Chipper Jones Copy Share
I have no problem with hunting rifles and shotguns and pistols and what-not. — Chipper Jones Copy Share
I just hate to see people look down their nose at our game when there's a very small percentage of players who are cheating. — Chipper Jones Copy Share
Baseball was important to me - don't get me wrong. But at the end of my career, it wasn't as important as four or… — Chipper Jones Copy Share
All you ever want as a baseball player is the respect of your peers, whether it's the people you play against or the people… — Chipper Jones Copy Share
I have such high standards for myself and I will never settle for being a mediocre player. — Chipper Jones Copy Share
If Todd Van Poppel doesn't want to play for the Atlanta Braves, I'll be more than happy to take his place. — Chipper Jones Copy Share
Golf is a great substitute for satisfying some of those competitive juices, and you can't play baseball for as long as I did and… — Chipper Jones Copy Share
