Leadoff Quotes & Sayings

What makes a good leadoff hitter? Deion Sanders had speed, but he wasn't the ideal leadoff hitter. What was his on-base percentage? The criteria shouldn't be speed, it should be getting on base. — Jack McKeon

People think the leadoff spot is a big deal. I tell people you're going to lead off the first inning, and after that, you can be a No. 4 hitter or No. 3 hitter. — Andruw Jones

I was always small. I was a leadoff hitter growing up, until I was 13 or 14 years old and had a little growth spurt and started hitting home runs. — Ryan Braun

Well, one thing for sure, I won't be remembered for 'Free Willy.' Or maybe I will. — Michael Madsen

I want to be the best leadoff hitter of our time. — Johnny Damon

She cleared her throat and asked, "Do you have a preference?"
Christ, was she insane?
"I'd love to feel at least one part of you without latex between us. — Aline Hunter

I've never understood why we would want to deny all the joys - and the challenges - of marriage to anyone. Which is why I think any loving, committed couple - gay or straight - should be able to get married. — Al Franken

A little blue-eyed blonde in a red hot sweater, wants to spice my chili, I think I'll let her. — Toby Keith

A successful pitcher keeps the leadoff hitter from reaching first base and puts the first pitch over for a strike - the two most important rules of pitching. — Nolan Ryan

I just want to become a great leadoff hitter. — Carl Crawford

I don't know how much money I've got. I did ask the accountant how much it came to. I wrote it down on a bit of paper. But I've lost the bit of paper. — John Lennon

Nothing is going on."
"Hey, you're the one who tried to knock a security camera off the side of a building. That's a lot of pent-up frustration. — Myra McEntire

And it was then that I realized wow, I'm able to write lyrics and sing and stuff like that. — Utada Hikaru

No, I'm not the prototypical leadoff man. I'm not the prototypical anything. I just try to be the prototypical Jimmy Rollins. — Jimmy Rollins

Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind. — Paavo Nurmi

99.5 percent of the people that walk around and say they are a social media expert or guru are clowns. We are going to live through a devastating social media bubble. — Gary Vaynerchuk

I'm the leadoff hitter, it's my job to lead this team. I know people say the way I go is how the Mets go, so I'll do whatever it takes. — Jose Reyes