J. D. Martinez Quotes

J. D. Martinez

Profession : Athlete

Birth : August 21, 1987

Detroit will always have a special place in my heart.

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I really judge me on me.

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I'm going to tell you right now, no one is harder on me than me. The fact that fans sit there and boo me, I'm booing myself when I'm walking in.

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Obviously, I love Boston. I love the passion. It kind of matches my personality. The fans, I almost feel like they're just as passionate as me.

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I'm always just grinding and figuring out what adjustment I need to make and how to tweak my swing to where I want it to be for that game and that pitcher.

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I preach about getting the ball in the air.

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Whenever you see me and I'm hitting ground ball after ground ball, you know I'm not feeling right.

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Kids want to see relevant teams.

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You want to see the team that is in the playoffs.

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I think about my journey sometimes.

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You play 162 games so let's say 100 of them come down to the end where you see the game is out of reach one way or the other. I feel like the other 62 are close games so you're going to be into those at-bats. If you do that, that's 100 at-bats. That's almost a month worth of at-bats where you're not as focused as you might be in those 62.

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Man, it literally starts from after the game. I get every at-bat sent to me from the game. I'll go home, I'll watch every at-bat, kind of break down the game, kind of see, OK, what did I do? Why'd I miss this pitch? Why'd I hit that pitch?

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I think I've grown over the years and learned about who I am and what I can do and what I can't do.

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I was able to play alongside, in my opinion, the best hitter with Miguel Cabrera and kind of watch the way he goes about it and the way he looks at situations, when to try to drive a ball versus when to shoot a ball.

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I never pressure anyone to believe what I believe. It's their choice. But when guys ask me, I'm always open, and I share.

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I love to talk about hitting. It's a passion of mine.

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I never go a day without talking to either my mom or dad, and my sister is one of the smartest people I know.

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I had to make baseball work. I threw myself into it.

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