Keith Hernandez Quotes

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Keith Hernandez

Profession : Athlete

Birth : October 20, 1953

Who cares how many miles per hour the ball traveled once it left the bat, or how high the ball traveled in degrees, or how many seconds it took to leave the ballpark?

Keith Hernandez

I went through a lot of hard times. I went through a lot of struggle. A few times, I was in tears. It brought me to my knees just about.

Keith Hernandez

I had great moments. I had not-great moments.

Keith Hernandez

I don't believe in playing just one sport. I believe it results in burnout, and each sport trains your body in a different way.

Keith Hernandez

I played football in the fall when I was in high school. Then basketball, a different conditioning - you're running up and down the courts. Then you come into baseball, you're doing a sprint to hit a triple.

Keith Hernandez

The great thing about Little League was that anyone could play it.

Keith Hernandez

Baseball began early for me. When I was 5, my father took two Little League bats and put them on a lathe. He whittled them down and sanded the bats so they were the proper size for my brother and me. He began by throwing tennis balls to us. Eventually, we practiced hitting and fielding at a field near our house.

Keith Hernandez

When I was little, my older brother, Gary, was forced to read a book a week in fourth grade. The books he liked he threw on my bed when he was finished with them. This continued throughout my childhood and made me a reader for life.

Keith Hernandez

I'm just another guy who likes his job and doesn't like his commute.

Keith Hernandez

I remember, as a kid, I couldn't wait to get my library card, get my first book. There was a sphinx on the cover, and I figured I was going to read about the Egyptians. But it was this archeology. It was so dry. But I forced myself to read it because it was my first book out of the library. Should have gotten a 'Hardy Boys.'

Keith Hernandez

I always performed out of fear of failure - and that's a tough way to play. It was as if my back was to the wall and I was constantly surrounded by very dangerous people that were not friendly to me.

Keith Hernandez