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title: "5 Ball Quotes By Max Fried"
description: "5 Ball quotes by Max Fried. Plus more from Max Fried and more Ball sayings from other authors."
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> [You're not going to feel your best every single time that you take the ball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-fried/you-re-not-going-to-feel-your-best-every-single-time-that-you-take/)

[Max Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-fried/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/731/max-fried-6017_ball_you-re-not-going-to-feel-your-best-every_951227.jpg)

> [That's who I am; I'm a ground-ball guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-fried/that-s-who-i-am-i-m-a-ground-ball-guy/)

[Max Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-fried/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6c/max-fried-6017_am_that-s-who-i-am-i-m-a-ground-ball-guy-10_1066098.jpg)

> [Before I take the ball, I'm going to prepare as well as I can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-fried/before-i-take-the-ball-i-m-going-to-prepare-as-well-as-i-can/)

[Max Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-fried/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05f/max-fried-6017_ball_before-i-take-the-ball-i-m-going-to-prep_1128000.jpg)

> [I pride myself on being able to take the ball and win ballgames.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-fried/i-pride-myself-on-being-able-to-take-the-ball-and-win-ballgames/)

[Max Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-fried/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/max-fried-6017_ball_i-pride-myself-on-being-able-to-take-the_1961977.jpg)

> [When I take the ball, I just want to make sure we have a really good chance to win that day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-fried/when-i-take-the-ball-i-just-want-to-make-sure-we-have-a-really-good/)

[Max Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-fried/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c8/max-fried-6017_ball_when-i-take-the-ball-i-just-want-to-make_2416892.jpg)

## Other authors on Ball

## More by Max Fried

> [I've been told that my biggest enemy is me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-fried/i-ve-been-told-that-my-biggest-enemy-is-me/)

[Max Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-fried/)

> [I love nothing more than going out there and competing. And baseball's my outlet to do that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-fried/i-love-nothing-more-than-going-out-there-and-competing-and-baseball-s/)

[Max Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-fried/)

> [I'm excited about being able to put the pinstripes on in Yankee Stadium, for the Yankees. It's one of the most storied, winning franchises…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-fried/i-m-excited-about-being-able-to-put-the-pinstripes-on-in-yankee/)

[Max Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-fried/)

> [You get caught sometimes trying to go through the motions instead of just going and worrying about competing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-fried/you-get-caught-sometimes-trying-to-go-through-the-motions-instead-of/)

[Max Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-fried/)

> [I'm someone that is always looking for a way to get better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-fried/i-m-someone-that-is-always-looking-for-a-way-to-get-better/)

[Max Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-fried/)

> [It's always fun when you gotta devise a plan of attack, and then figure out how to change it when things don't go your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-fried/it-s-always-fun-when-you-gotta-devise-a-plan-of-attack-and-then/)

[Max Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-fried/)

> [Regardless of where I start or wherever I may be playing, it doesn't matter, because you still have to do that to eventually get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-fried/regardless-of-where-i-start-or-wherever-i-may-be-playing-it-doesn-t/)

[Max Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-fried/)

> [If I can execute my pitches, I know I'll have way more success than when I don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-fried/if-i-can-execute-my-pitches-i-know-i-ll-have-way-more-success-than/)

[Max Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-fried/)

> [If you walk a guy, you have zero chance of getting him out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-fried/if-you-walk-a-guy-you-have-zero-chance-of-getting-him-out/)

[Max Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-fried/)

> [I love playing, I love baseball, I love competing. And if I just focus on those things, then everything else will take care of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-fried/i-love-playing-i-love-baseball-i-love-competing-and-if-i-just-focus/)

[Max Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-fried/)

> [Every single year the Yankees come to Spring Training, the number one goal is to win a World Series, to get to the playoffs.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-fried/every-single-year-the-yankees-come-to-spring-training-the-number-one/)

[Max Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-fried/)

> [Do I think that sometimes the balls on some days, am I sweating a little bit more and I have a little less grip…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-fried/do-i-think-that-sometimes-the-balls-on-some-days-am-i-sweating-a/)

[Max Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-fried/)

> [In my opinion, nothing is going to break as much as Sandy Koufax's curveball. Out of his hand, it seemed just like a fastball…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-fried/in-my-opinion-nothing-is-going-to-break-as-much-as-sandy-koufax-s/)

[Max Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-fried/)

> [My mindset is to really try and keep it simple and every single time I go out there, I want to put us in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-fried/my-mindset-is-to-really-try-and-keep-it-simple-and-every-single-time/)

[Max Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-fried/)

> [It's always fun going to Wrigley. There's so much history there. You can feel it every time you watch a game or play there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-fried/it-s-always-fun-going-to-wrigley-there-s-so-much-history-there-you/)

[Max Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-fried/)

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