--- title: "15 Strikeout Quotes by 15 authors" description: "Browse 15 Strikeout quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Strikeout sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70f/xander-bogaerts-6824_baseball_a-strikeout-looking-is-probably-the-wors_2372305.jpg" --- > [A strikeout looking is probably the worst feeling ever for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xander-bogaerts/a-strikeout-looking-is-probably-the-worst-feeling-ever-for-me/) [Xander Bogaerts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xander-bogaerts/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70f/xander-bogaerts-6824_baseball_a-strikeout-looking-is-probably-the-wors_2372305.jpg) > [A line drive to the warning track on one pitch, I'll take that over a strikeout any day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clayton-kershaw/a-line-drive-to-the-warning-track-on-one-pitch-i-ll-take-that-over-a/) [Clayton Kershaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clayton-kershaw/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/157/clayton-kershaw-4174_baseball_a-line-drive-to-the-warning-track-on-one_451146.png) > [Any strikeout record worth having is in a Texas pitcher's pocket. I might come join them one day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-beckett/any-strikeout-record-worth-having-is-in-a-texas-pitcher-s-pocket-i/) [Josh Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-beckett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dac/josh-beckett-40276_might_any-strikeout-record-worth-having-is-in_1793439.jpg) > [I don't know that we'll ever see a 3,000-strikeout guy again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-smoltz/i-don-t-know-that-we-ll-ever-see-a-3-000-strikeout-guy-again/) [John Smoltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-smoltz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d93/john-smoltz-6392_again_i-don-t-know-that-we-ll-ever-see-a-3-000_239583.jpg) > [Babe Ruth was the home-run king of his time, but also the strikeout king.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-millman/babe-ruth-was-the-home-run-king-of-his-time-but-also-the-strikeout/) [Dan Millman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-millman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b81/dan-millman-1475_babe_babe-ruth-was-the-home-run-king-of-his-t_1622475.png) > [Each strikeout brings me closer to my next homerun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/babe-ruth/each-strikeout-brings-me-closer-to-my-next-homerun/) [Babe Ruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/babe-ruth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c3/babe-ruth-8741_baseball_each-strikeout-brings-me-closer-to-my-ne_799135.jpg) > [I was never a strikeout pitcher. Why should I throw eight or nine balls to get a man out when I got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-coveleski/i-was-never-a-strikeout-pitcher-why-should-i-throw-eight-or-nine/) [Stan Coveleski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-coveleski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/526/stan-coveleski-60959_away_i-was-never-a-strikeout-pitcher-why-shou_947223.png) > [It gave me no chance. He (Nolan Ryan) just blew it (strikeout #5,000) by me. But its an honor. I'll have another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickey-henderson/it-gave-me-no-chance-he-nolan-ryan-just-blew-it-strikeout-5-000-by-me/) [Rickey Henderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickey-henderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/304/rickey-henderson-10286_baseball_it-gave-me-no-chance-he-nolan-ryan-just_2328300.jpg) > [Casey wanted us to stay loose. That didn't mean clowning around. He just meant we should be confident and relaxed. We shouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/casey-wanted-us-to-stay-loose-that-didn-t-mean-clowning-around-he/) [Mickey Mantle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-mantle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6aa/mickey-mantle-3879_baseball_casey-wanted-us-to-stay-loose-that-didn_1119451.jpg) > [Eddie is like one of those great relief pitchers in baseball who gets the strikeout at the right time. Belfour comes up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-tocchet/eddie-is-like-one-of-those-great-relief-pitchers-in-baseball-who-gets/) [Rick Tocchet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-tocchet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3e/rick-tocchet-91224_baseball_eddie-is-like-one-of-those-great-relief_2471325.jpg) > [I'm not a strikeout guy, I don't want to be a strikeout guy. For me to do that, I can't ride the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-schwarber/i-m-not-a-strikeout-guy-i-don-t-want-to-be-a-strikeout-guy-for-me-to/) [Kyle Schwarber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-schwarber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/192/kyle-schwarber-6341_rollercoaster_i-m-not-a-strikeout-guy-i-don-t-want-to_951384.jpg) > [“Joe Sewell is the toughest strikeout in baseball history. In 14 seasons he struck out only 114 times—he never struck out three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/joe-sewell-is-the-toughest-strikeout-in-baseball-history-in-14/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0f/tucker-elliot-3557_baseball_joe-sewell-is-the-toughest-strikeout-in_2563886.jpg) > [You never go into a season thinking you're going to strike out 200 guys or that you would have the most double-digit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-dickey/you-never-go-into-a-season-thinking-you-re-going-to-strike-out-200/) [R.A. Dickey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-dickey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/567/r-a-dickey-24700_baseball_you-never-go-into-a-season-thinking-you_747991.png) > [But I got a guy on third, I was in a jam the other day in a game, all those situations, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-clemens/but-i-got-a-guy-on-third-i-was-in-a-jam-the-other-day-in-a-game-all/) [Roger Clemens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-clemens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5b/roger-clemens-14691_aware_but-i-got-a-guy-on-third-i-was-in-a-jam_202117.jpg) > [The only time I really try for a strikeout is when I'm in a jam. If the bases are loaded with none…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/the-only-time-i-really-try-for-a-strikeout-is-when-i-m-in-a-jam-if/) [Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ec/sandy-koufax-27928_baseball_the-only-time-i-really-try-for-a-strikeo_2080018.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/strikeout/#itemlist", "name": "Strikeout Quotes", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A strikeout looking is probably the worst feeling ever for me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Xander Bogaerts" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xander-bogaerts/a-strikeout-looking-is-probably-the-worst-feeling-ever-for-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70f/xander-bogaerts-6824_baseball_a-strikeout-looking-is-probably-the-wors_2372305.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70f/xander-bogaerts-6824_baseball_a-strikeout-looking-is-probably-the-wors_2372305.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70f/xander-bogaerts-6824_baseball_a-strikeout-looking-is-probably-the-wors_2372305.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A strikeout looking is probably the worst feeling ever for me.” — Xander Bogaerts", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A line drive to the warning track on one pitch, I'll take that over a strikeout any day.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Clayton Kershaw" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clayton-kershaw/a-line-drive-to-the-warning-track-on-one-pitch-i-ll-take-that-over-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/157/clayton-kershaw-4174_baseball_a-line-drive-to-the-warning-track-on-one_451146.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/157/clayton-kershaw-4174_baseball_a-line-drive-to-the-warning-track-on-one_451146.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/157/clayton-kershaw-4174_baseball_a-line-drive-to-the-warning-track-on-one_451146.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A line drive to the warning track on one pitch, I'll take that over a strikeout any day.” — Clayton Kershaw", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Any strikeout record worth having is in a Texas pitcher's pocket. 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I'm already in the books three or four times.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rickey Henderson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickey-henderson/it-gave-me-no-chance-he-nolan-ryan-just-blew-it-strikeout-5-000-by-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/304/rickey-henderson-10286_baseball_it-gave-me-no-chance-he-nolan-ryan-just_2328300.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/304/rickey-henderson-10286_baseball_it-gave-me-no-chance-he-nolan-ryan-just_2328300.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/304/rickey-henderson-10286_baseball_it-gave-me-no-chance-he-nolan-ryan-just_2328300.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It gave me no chance. He (Nolan Ryan) just blew it (strikeout #5,000) by me. But its an honor. I'll have…” — Rickey Henderson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Casey wanted us to stay loose. That didn't mean clowning around. He just meant we should be confident and relaxed. We shouldn't feel that one strikeout was going to end the season for us.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mickey Mantle" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-mantle/casey-wanted-us-to-stay-loose-that-didn-t-mean-clowning-around-he/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6aa/mickey-mantle-3879_baseball_casey-wanted-us-to-stay-loose-that-didn_1119451.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6aa/mickey-mantle-3879_baseball_casey-wanted-us-to-stay-loose-that-didn_1119451.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6aa/mickey-mantle-3879_baseball_casey-wanted-us-to-stay-loose-that-didn_1119451.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Casey wanted us to stay loose. That didn't mean clowning around. He just meant we should be confident and…” — Mickey Mantle", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Eddie is like one of those great relief pitchers in baseball who gets the strikeout at the right time. Belfour comes up with the great saves when you need them.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Tocchet" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-tocchet/eddie-is-like-one-of-those-great-relief-pitchers-in-baseball-who-gets/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3e/rick-tocchet-91224_baseball_eddie-is-like-one-of-those-great-relief_2471325.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3e/rick-tocchet-91224_baseball_eddie-is-like-one-of-those-great-relief_2471325.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3e/rick-tocchet-91224_baseball_eddie-is-like-one-of-those-great-relief_2471325.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Eddie is like one of those great relief pitchers in baseball who gets the strikeout at the right time…” — Rick Tocchet", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm not a strikeout guy, I don't want to be a strikeout guy. 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For me to do that, I can't ride the…” — Kyle Schwarber", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Joe Sewell is the toughest strikeout in baseball history. In 14 seasons he struck out only 114 times—he never struck out three times in a game, and he struck out twice in a game on only two occasions. So how is it possible that a 30-year-old pitcher who won eight games and recorded 54 strikeouts—in his career—fanned Sewell twice in one game? 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