Control Quote by Reggie Jackson

When I stepped into the box, I felt the at-bat belonged to me. Everybody else was there for my convenience. The pitcher was there…

— Reggie Jackson

Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined. I wouldn't let that pitcher get me out. They…

— Frank Robinson

When I hit, I felt I was in control of the home-plate area, and it was important that I felt that way. If I…

— Reggie Jackson

In my own case I have frequently faced the pitcher when I had no desire whatever to hit. I wanted to get a base…

— Johnny Evers

When I step into the batters box. The fans, the noise, the cheers, they all disappear. For that moment, the world is just a…

— Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

If a pitcher sees you fiddling with the bat, he'll stall until your arms are tired before you even get a chance to hit.

— Paul Waner

As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's mound. It was as if I'd been born out…

— Babe Ruth

When I was in the batter's box, I felt sorry for the pitcher.

— Rogers Hornsby

I was getting ready way too late and the ball was beating me to the strike zone.?

— Jose Bautista

You realize you're up here for a reason, and no matter who's in the batter's box, I feel like if I can execute my…

— Patrick Corbin

In the head of the moment after losing a game, I lost the control of my emotions and hit the ball with an intention…

— Denis Shapovalov

I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules.

— Leo Durocher