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title: "3 Hitting Quotes By Xander Bogaerts"
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> [Hitting ground balls... can get a little tiring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xander-bogaerts/hitting-ground-balls-can-get-a-little-tiring/)

[Xander Bogaerts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xander-bogaerts/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3d/xander-bogaerts-6824_balls_hitting-ground-balls-can-get-a-little-ti_1435049.jpg)

> [It works out that my hitting is a little bit better, but I really do enjoy defense, saving a run any time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xander-bogaerts/it-works-out-that-my-hitting-is-a-little-bit-better-but-i-really-do/)

[Xander Bogaerts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xander-bogaerts/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b96/xander-bogaerts-6824_baseball_it-works-out-that-my-hitting-is-a-little_2472556.jpg)

> [I'm a guy that takes more pride in my defense than my hitting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xander-bogaerts/i-m-a-guy-that-takes-more-pride-in-my-defense-than-my-hitting/)

[Xander Bogaerts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xander-bogaerts/)

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## Other authors on Hitting

## More by Xander Bogaerts

> [I just enjoy winning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xander-bogaerts/i-just-enjoy-winning/)

[Xander Bogaerts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xander-bogaerts/)

> [During the season I only cook for myself on the off-days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xander-bogaerts/during-the-season-i-only-cook-for-myself-on-the-off-days/)

[Xander Bogaerts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xander-bogaerts/)

> [I know for sure I came a long way since the day I signed and growing up as a kid just trying to learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xander-bogaerts/i-know-for-sure-i-came-a-long-way-since-the-day-i-signed-and-growing/)

[Xander Bogaerts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xander-bogaerts/)

> [I enjoy winning in everything I do on and off the field.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xander-bogaerts/i-enjoy-winning-in-everything-i-do-on-and-off-the-field/)

[Xander Bogaerts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xander-bogaerts/)

> [I can make a good curry chicken.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xander-bogaerts/i-can-make-a-good-curry-chicken/)

[Xander Bogaerts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xander-bogaerts/)

> [That's just stuff that fuels me to continue to do it, to continue to be better, and set an example for the other groups:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xander-bogaerts/that-s-just-stuff-that-fuels-me-to-continue-to-do-it-to-continue-to/)

[Xander Bogaerts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xander-bogaerts/)

> [I'm never the type of guy that thinks he knows it all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xander-bogaerts/i-m-never-the-type-of-guy-that-thinks-he-knows-it-all/)

[Xander Bogaerts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xander-bogaerts/)

> [I think I have a pretty good idea about what I'm doing, especially on defense right now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xander-bogaerts/i-think-i-have-a-pretty-good-idea-about-what-i-m-doing-especially-on/)

[Xander Bogaerts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xander-bogaerts/)

> [I see so much improvement in my own game and my footwork and all the things that are important to being a good shortstop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xander-bogaerts/i-see-so-much-improvement-in-my-own-game-and-my-footwork-and-all-the/)

[Xander Bogaerts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xander-bogaerts/)

> [Who wants to be failing always? No one in this game, but it's a game of failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xander-bogaerts/who-wants-to-be-failing-always-no-one-in-this-game-but-it-s-a-game-of/)

[Xander Bogaerts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xander-bogaerts/)

> [As you get older, you think more about the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xander-bogaerts/as-you-get-older-you-think-more-about-the-future/)

[Xander Bogaerts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xander-bogaerts/)

> [In the off-season, you work out and look forward to February reporting day. You know you have to be ready for that specific day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xander-bogaerts/in-the-off-season-you-work-out-and-look-forward-to-february-reporting/)

[Xander Bogaerts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xander-bogaerts/)

> [When you grow up, you'll be older but those memories you have as a kid last forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xander-bogaerts/when-you-grow-up-you-ll-be-older-but-those-memories-you-have-as-a-kid/)

[Xander Bogaerts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xander-bogaerts/)

> [It's crazy how the world works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xander-bogaerts/it-s-crazy-how-the-world-works/)

[Xander Bogaerts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xander-bogaerts/)

> [Putting the ball in play is what I want to do, especially with runners on base.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xander-bogaerts/putting-the-ball-in-play-is-what-i-want-to-do-especially-with-runners/)

[Xander Bogaerts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xander-bogaerts/)

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