Quotes About Athletics

Pitching keeps you in the games. Home runs win the game.

I take a great deal of pride in pitching deep into ballgames.

When I was younger, growing up in Pittsburgh, they had a 'Golden Gloves' program through the Boys and Girls Club. In Pittsburgh, New York, Philly, Washington, those areas, I would go and spar at competitions.

I'm originally from Pittsburgh. So I come from an amazing sports town.

In the media, from the little bit that I have read... there's not a lot of pity. There are some people, usually older people who have been around or people who really know basketball. Other people in the media are usually like, 'Well, stop getting injured.' You know, like I can control it.

I competed in different places all over the world. I represented my country in the Pan-American championships.

If I am at 100 percent fitness, I do not fear any competition for places in the first 11.

Right before a match, I and many other players, tend to be very clean. Just plain rice or pasta with some chicken maybe, but not too much sauce, to just get some carbohydrates and energy.

I plan on taking athletics as far as I can.

When I'm on planes, I'd talk to people and I'd tell them I compete in the X Games. Some would know what it was, but maybe half didn't. But everyone knows about the Olympics. They're really like the X Games for the world!

I have admired Kevin Plank and Under Armour from afar. He has assembled an impressive team.

A result doesn't determine the planning on the sporting side.

I plan to be running as long as I can and have no plans to stop.

It's the heavyweight division, man: there's a bunch of big guys, so anything can happen when they hit you. But I have plans, and feel I get better every fight.

We know that we can't make contact with the baseball with our front foot not firmly planted in the ground. So, in our cage drills we work on being on time and not rushing this action.

You get to the plate and nothing is going through your mind. You see the ball, you see the seams.

Certain guys, they can see a guy do a certain thing with their glove and know what pitch is coming. I couldn't do that. But I can get on first base and I can tell you by his move if that pitcher is going to first base or home plate every time.

I'm not Yadier Molina behind the plate, but I can throw a ball to second on a rope.

I have scored many goals with my head, ever since my time with River Plate in Argentina and then after at Porto and Atletico Madrid.

If I'm not going to make the pitch, then so be it. I'm not going to try to manipulate the ball or muscle the ball over the plate where I want it to go.

There's nothing more fun than standing at the plate and hitting the ball really hard, see the ball go over the fence. It's really a satisfying feeling. It always makes you feel like you're doing your job.

If I can execute pitches and keep the ball out of the middle of the plate, I know I can have success.

Altuve is just so good at that. He can decide halfway to the plate where he's going to place the ball. I've never seen that kind of talent before in my life, and I don't know if I'll ever see it again.

My passion is definitely to be behind the plate for as long as I can.