Brian Jordan Quotes (19 Quotes)

When you go high in the face, your intent is not to knock the ball out. Your intent is to seriously hurt somebody. You're talking about a potentially career-ending neck injury. I've run over a couple of catchers in my time, but I never went that high on one. You go for his glove.

It shows your batting average.

I definitely need the at-bats, ... You can't keep throwing me up there one time against closers.

There's no doubt in my mind I'm ready, ... If I didn't feel like I could do it, I'd tell Bobby to let the other guys play. But, no ... this is what I worked hard for.

We basically wanted people to be aware that they are going to a school with people who are not straight, ... This evening's event is designed to show LGBT students we have some big shoes to fill.

He has to be more mature dealing with certain situations and dealing with his teammates. He's got to learn to control his anger.

I watched that patience and thought, Wow, this is why Bobby is one of the best managers in the game. It wouldn't have happened with other managers I played under. That's what makes Bobby unique,

These are the teams you worry about, the guys who play the spoiler role. Now the pressure is on.

It's just a matter of getting back, getting some ground balls, getting comfortable and just learning first base. It's not as easy as it looks.

Hockey is hot again. February is off to a good start, too. And we haven't even really got into baseball, softball and golf sales yet.

He's a great kid. He has that great mentality that, 'I'm not going to quit.' He has that football mentality. I hated to see him get off to a slow start. I wondered how he would handle it. I thought if anyone could handle it, he could handle it, from that football mentality.

It went all right, not as bad as I thought.

It's tough for me because I've been a starter. You have to keep your body doing, keep warm during the game. It's an adjustment, but something my competitive nature allows me to do.

A violation in your presence is not a personal affront, ... It's called taking police action.

I need to get as many at-bats as I can get the next few games. The knee feels better than it has, and it's time to gut it out.

You always want to feel better but I'm good. My thing is once you get to the playoffs, you do whatever it takes. You've got to lay it on the line.

That's my time of the year, ... I love the pressure. So I want to be there.

As long as my knee is healthy, I'm not worried about the competition. Right now, my knee is almost there. I need to stay on schedule and keep getting strong. Once I'm full speed, I know I can play the outfield.

I think it's great for baseball, continuing that tradition game after game, year after year. It's great for the fans. Even the players get a kick out of it. We look up. If they're singing bad Oh, man. We're like the judges. It's good to let that tradition live on, to let Harry know he's remembered.