Jeff Kent Quotes (24 Quotes)

He looks old but he's still swinging the bat, ... It just looks like every time he gets up there he's trying to hit a home run.

I've been to the World Series, and to play for that opportunity, these individual things don't matter to me. These are the things that I do to try to get to where I want to be, and that's a world champion.

Does it matter ... It's all about contributing to a world championship.

I played behind Roy for two years. Because he's so good the best chance to get him is before he's warmed up. A lot of our hitters were patient with their swings.

I don't have a set program or plan. It all leads to wanting to be game-ready. There is a finish line.

I've been wracking my brain, pulling my hair out thinking about it. I've been talking to people in the game and my family, most importantly. I've been talking with my boys. It came to a head last night.

I played behind Roy for two years, and the first inning is the best chance to get to the kid. ... Get him before he gets warmed up. A lot of the hitters today were patient with their swings and we got a lot of runners on base.

I'm very happy with the direction the team is going and I'm looking forward to finishing my career in a Dodger uniform. This is a great way to close out my career in front of my parents and I'm pretty proud that we were able to get this done.

If you're going to accept the good times, you have to accept the bad times. This team is good enough to get through this. We'll be all right. I've played many years and I've been through this many times. These things happen.

Last year we started 12-2, and you guys had us going to the World Series already. Now we're 4-4 and you have concerns. I'm kind of perplexed.

I think we're playing good baseball. We're getting a lot of hits, scoring a lot of runs, despite playing in bad weather except for the last two days. I remember last year we were 12-2 and we were supposed to be going to the World Series.

I think (Tuesday) was the final decision. I'd been racking my brain, pulling my hair out (about whether to retire). I talked to some people in the game and my family, most importantly. It came to a head last night.

That was incredible, ... I'd quit just to come race with you guys every weekend. I've raced a motorcycle, and that was unbelievable. I love motorcycles, but this is amazing. These guys are incredible. When I got in the car, I couldn't really fit. They wanted me to get back more, and I couldn't get my shoulders back, but around the second turn, I was back in the headrest. That was amazing. I don't know how these guys can do 500 miles, 240 miles an hour, in and out of traffic, wheel-to-wheel and against the walls in front of 400,000 people. It blows my mind.

It's not about the money. I've got enough money. My last four or five years, all I've wanted was to be part of a winner.

The wrist is OK. Today was a good day. It was a heck of a lot better day than the last few weeks have been because I got to get out there and play.

I was a terrible hitter in Little League, I was OK in college. ... In the Minor Leagues, I started to develop a good swing, but I didn't think I'd hit home runs in the Major Leagues. It's still something that I'm just rolling with and not thinking about.

I'm willing to dedicate myself for another couple of years. It's safe to say I'm proud to be able to retire a Dodger. I'm 99.9 percent sure this is the last contract of my career.

I had no strength to pick up a bat. It'll be sore, but I can play through the pain. If I have enough strength to pick up a bat, I'll be in there. I'd say 50-50 by tomorrow a travel day, 75-25 by Friday.

I try not to put a whole lot of weight into one play or one game or one pitch for any of us, ... You have to play a string of consistent baseball if you want to make the playoffs. We haven't been able to do that yet. We're pushing hard.

We were taking advantage of the situation, ... It makes it easier for hitters when a pitcher's not throwing strikes. The kid (Williams) was having a hard time making adjustments and before we knew it, we had a bunch of runs.

I played with Oswalt for two years, and the best chance to get him is to get him before he's warmed up -- because he's so good,

They have veteran experience and they've been able to pitch consistently. Yeah, they've had their ups and downs, but I think our rotation has been more stable than any other team in our division, which is a benefit -- especially down the stretch.

I think the game was out of hand before that (home run). It doesn't (mean a great deal) because I don't have anything to compare it to. I'm not a baseball historian. I don't go home and add it up. I'll add it all up after I retire.

That's not an excuse. Me and Barry fought all the time and we went to the World Series. Just because we can't all always get along doesn't mean we shouldn't win. It still shouldn't have affected the way we played.