Batting Quote by Eric Weddle

I remember I was a scared rookie, hitting .220 after the first three months of my baseball season, and doubting my ability.

— Carl Yastrzemski

A lot of people just thought I'd be a .260 hitter all my life. I was kind of like, 'Let me make some adjustments…

— Jeff Francoeur

I have no idea what my batting average was in high school, but I know it wasn't below .450, and that's pretty good hitting…

— Joe Namath

At cricket, I was mainly a bowler and tried to bat. I hit the odd four or six and then got out! In athletics,…

— Chris Smalling

My biggest regret was letting my lifetime average drop below .300. I always felt I was a .300 hitter, and if I could change…

— Mickey Mantle

I was just too slow in sports to get out of the way, and so I got hit a lot.

— Jim Justice

I was kind of a slap hitter, trying to get base hits, hit line drives, stay below a certain trajectory with my ball.

— Ben Zobrist

I was for a short time on the baseball team as shortstop, where I was not so good.

— Herbert Hoover

I'm so bad at baseball, I can't even hit now.

— Daniel Cormier

Hey, I think it's easy for guys to hit .300 and stay in the big leagues. Hit .200 and try to stick around as…

— Bob Uecker

I threw my best to every hitter I faced, and I found I had the strength to go all the way.

— Ed Walsh

I am convinced that in my own career I could usually have hit 30 points higher if I had made a specialty of hitting.

— Johnny Evers