J. D. Martinez

When I fall behind, my swing changes.

— J. D. Martinez

I really judge me on me.

— J. D. Martinez

It's so hard to win a World Series.

— J. D. Martinez

I love my country. I love this country.

— J. D. Martinez

I preach about getting the ball in the air.

— J. D. Martinez

To me, you can always get better.

— J. D. Martinez

It sucks when you can't play the game you love.

— J. D. Martinez

I don't go up there and try to hit home runs.

— J. D. Martinez

My preparation and my routine are the foundations to my success.

— J. D. Martinez

Just kind of finding it, that's what Spring Training is for, to work on stuff and get ready.

— J. D. Martinez

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

— J. D. Martinez

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

— J. D. Martinez

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

— J. D. Martinez

Detroit will always have a special place in my heart.

— J. D. Martinez

That's the hardest play in baseball, is a line drive right at you.

— J. D. Martinez

We're all not going to agree on the same things, but that's what makes this country so great.

— J. D. Martinez

I grew up in Miami watching baseball down there, so you could see it from one extreme to the next. It was…

— J. D. Martinez

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…

— J. D. Martinez

That's one thing I learned from watching great hitters hit. A lot of hitters, they're ready to hit from pitch one.

— J. D. Martinez

I love my story. I wouldn't change it. It gives it character. It's never been on a silver spoon.

— J. D. Martinez

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

— J. D. Martinez

You can say baseball's fun, you're in the big leagues, you get to come to a Major League field every day -…

— J. D. Martinez

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…

— J. D. Martinez

Any time you go into the playoff game everyone's adrenaline is high and tensions are going, stuff like that.

— J. D. Martinez

I was able to play alongside, in my opinion, the best hitter with Miguel Cabrera and kind of watch the way he…

— J. D. Martinez

I mean, I learned a lot from Houston. And you know what? It made me who I am and there's really no…

— J. D. Martinez

I had to lower my hands, I had to work my hips a different way. I also had to stride to get…

— J. D. Martinez

If a pitcher goes up there and he's throwing a ball and it's a breaking ball down and away or a fastball…

— J. D. Martinez

You know, this league is all about adjustments, and the one thing you kinda notice when you're playing every day is how…

— J. D. Martinez

Man, it literally starts from after the game. I get every at-bat sent to me from the game. I'll go home, I'll…

— J. D. Martinez

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

— J. D. Martinez

Starting in middle school, I would play on two or three baseball teams at the same time, because that's just how things…

— J. D. Martinez

I've lost a lot. I'm tired of it. It's not fun.

— J. D. Martinez

I think I'm a funny guy.

— J. D. Martinez

I've been on a bunch of teams in my career.

— J. D. Martinez

I started playing ball when I was 4 years old.

— J. D. Martinez

Everyone's path is their own.

— J. D. Martinez

Kids want to see relevant teams.

— J. D. Martinez

I think about my journey sometimes.

— J. D. Martinez

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

— J. D. Martinez