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J. D. Martinez

(1987) Baseball Player

98 quotes in 292 categories

J. D. Martinez is a baseball player.

Quick Facts About J. D. Martinez

Born: August 21, 1987
Profession: Baseball Player

About J. D. Martinez

[Wikidata] American baseball player (born 1987)... | [Wikipedia] Julio Daniel Martinez is an American former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Mets. He made his MLB debut in 2011. A right-ha

Quotes by J. D. Martinez · Page 2

I'll never say a bad word about the Astros.

About

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I busted my butt in '15. Then in '16, I broke my arm running into a wall, so then I got scared…

Again

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I've always been hungry, but when people ask what drives you - 'How do you stay so driven throughout this whole thing?'…

Day

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I never pressure anyone to believe what I believe. It's their choice. But when guys ask me, I'm always open, and I…

Always

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We want the fans to be in it, because when they're in it, it makes you kind of live up to it.

Fans

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I wish I could go up every single time and have guys on base.

Could

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I think that's one of the things you start learning from being hot and playing every day at the beginning, you know.…

Change

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My whole life, I've felt like I've always had to prove myself. It's never been easy, as easy as others who are…

Easy

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I'm going to tell you right now, no one is harder on me than me. The fact that fans sit there and…

Fans

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To me, you can always get better.

Always

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My parents taught me that in life, you get out what you put in.

Life

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If I'm ready to hit early, if I get fooled, then whatever. I've still got two more strikes.

Early

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All through Miami, the guys who grew up with me hitting at the place I hit, they all call me Flaco. Nobody…

Hit

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When I fall behind, my swing changes.

Behind

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I always talk about it like I'm a hitter first and if I'm doing things right and my body's in the right…

Baseball

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Learning how to slow the game down is the biggest thing.

Down

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Sometimes what we see, what's going on in front of us, isn't really what's happening.

Front

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You want to see the team that is in the playoffs.

Playoffs

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You have to go up there, and it's you vs. the pitcher. No one's there to help you. That's how I go…

Go

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Everyone's path is their own.

Everyone

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I'm usually rough during Spring Training. My Spring Training numbers aren't very good, but I never expect them to be.

Good

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I have so many memories of going fishing and camping as a kid, and my dad had season tickets to watch the…

Dad

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I think the one thing I have learned the most from all the veteran guys is kinda like not to dwell on…

Bad

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You play 162 games so let's say 100 of them come down to the end where you see the game is out…

Come

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I had to make baseball work. I threw myself into it.

Baseball

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