Balls Quote by Garrett Atkins

I just try to make contact with the ball. It's obvious that I like to swing the bat. I'm not thinking of taking a…

— Jose Altuve

I have no expectation of making a hit every time I come to bat,

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

I want to hit the ball and I want to get at-bats. The results really dont matter to me.

— Torii Hunter

I really enjoy hitting and obviously, I know it can really help our club. I definitely take it serious and I want to be…

— Max Fried

Sometimes I have to try to remind myself that I don't try to strike out hitters.

— Max Scherzer

I always tell myself to bat the full day, and if there is a ball to be hit, just hit it.

— Virender Sehwag

I usually don't look at at-bats where I get out. I look at my hits. I look at good swings I put on balls.…

— Mark Teixeira

Just because you're down to your last strike, you're not out yet. You can always do more. You'll always have more at-bats to take.…

— Tony La Russa

I think if you keep trying to have quality at-bats the hits will come.

— Kyle Schwarber

The hits and the misses. I just want to keep the at-bats solid.

— Jimmy Smits

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 rollercoaster of…

— Kyle Schwarber

I always try to have some good at-bats. Home runs come once in a while; that's good.

— Carlos Ruiz