Billy Butler Quotes

Billy Butler

Profession : Athlete

Birth : April 18, 1986

My track record speaks for itself.

Billy Butler

There's always times when, the organization, we're losing 90 games at a time, and it always feels like we're developing players. But you just continue to grind and continue to do your job.

Billy Butler

I definitely enjoy my barbecue.

Billy Butler

K.C. and the Bay Area are opposites.

Billy Butler

We were driving by the local athletic association in Orange Park, Florida, and there was this sign for T-ball signups. I was maybe 6 or 7, and my dad looked at me and said, 'Hey, do you wanna give this a try?'

Billy Butler

You have so many at-bats, and obviously if you go three out of 10, you're doing well for the season, so you try to forget every at-bat you have that's not a good one and try to stay positive.

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When you pinch-hit, you know you're getting their best guys, and usually it's a reliever and a guy that's got a really good slider or a really good fastball.

Billy Butler

I'm a redneck.

Billy Butler

I'm not here to be mediocre.

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When I turned 12 or 13 years old, even as a dad, you can't make a kid play anymore, but up until that point, he pushed me to keep playing, and when I turned 13, I didn't want to do anything else. He was just there with me at the cage every day because I wanted him to go with me and throw to me and work on what I needed to work on.

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I expect to always do well. It's the kind of competitiveness in me. I'm not here to try to just be mediocre.

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The questions don't happen when you hit 30 homers, right? If you hit 30 home runs, you hit 40 doubles, I don't think anybody questions your conditioning or your offseason program.

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If I could be half of what Mike Sweeney was, I'll be happy with it.

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I'll always be forever tied to the Royals organization and the community there.

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I wasn't going to be drafted to steal bases at 18.

Billy Butler

I offer a proven track record in the big leagues that can hit left-handers or right-handers.

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In 2012, everything was going right.

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I want to be a guy the Royals build their team around.

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The best compliment you can give a hitter is he's a tough out; that initiates fear in a pitcher.

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If he wasn't so vital in my younger days, I would have never kept up with baseball. At some point, your dad has to motivate you until you actually realize what you're doing.

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