Ken Griffey Jr. Quotes

Ken Griffey Jr.

Profession : Athlete

Birth : November 21, 1969

It doesn't matter how much money you make; it's where you feel happy.

Ken Griffey Jr.

A couple things I'm gonna be remembered for: the hat backwards and the swing. And the smile.

Ken Griffey Jr.

Just because I made it look easy doesn't mean that it was and you don't work hard and become a Hall of Famer without working day in and day out.

Ken Griffey Jr.

I went out there and played as hard as I could because that's the only way I know how to play.

Ken Griffey Jr.

It's not so much what one person does. It's what we do as a team.

Ken Griffey Jr.

Hard work doesn't start during the game. Hard work starts the night before.

Ken Griffey Jr.

I enjoy photography. It's a lot of fun. It keeps me on my P's and Q's and, when you think about it, most people think photography is just going to a game. But you start to think, dang, that would be a good picture. Or you're driving along and see something and think, 'that would be nice.'

Ken Griffey Jr.

I'm damn proud to be a Seattle Mariner.

Ken Griffey Jr.

I was able to live out my dream of playing baseball, and I've got to do the same for my kids and let them live out their dreams of whatever they want to do in life.

Ken Griffey Jr.

I got to play with my dad. I got to go to work with him. That's the biggest thing that ever happened to me other than the days my kids were born. That's bigger than any record I'll ever set.

Ken Griffey Jr.

My dad had a 'fro, and I didn't. So I wore his hat and it always hit me in the face, so I just turned it around and it just stuck. It wasn't like I was trying to be a tough guy or change the way that baseball is played. It was just that my dad wore a size 7 1/2, and I had a 6 1/4. It was just too big.

Ken Griffey Jr.

If you ask my wife, she says I play too much golf. I usually play about four times a week.

Ken Griffey Jr.

I never want to be satisfied.

Ken Griffey Jr.

I explained to my kids at an early age: I'm a normal dad with an abnormal job.

Ken Griffey Jr.

My dad wasn't a power hitter, and I didn't think I'd be a power hitter because the person I wanted to be like was him, and he was the one that taught me to play the game.

Ken Griffey Jr.

I've been taking pictures at Trey's games since he was seven.

Ken Griffey Jr.

I might go 0 for 4 in a game, but I still had a chance to help the team by making plays in the field.

Ken Griffey Jr.

You're on an island when you're injured. Nobody understands what you're going through. And everybody's different. Some people heal quicker than others.

Ken Griffey Jr.

I came up as a number 2 hitter. My first year I hit 16 homers, and I was like, Whoa, I'm rollin'!

Ken Griffey Jr.

I think that it takes one person in the household to be a baseball fan for people to love baseball. And if you don't love baseball as a parent, your kids are not going to love it because you're not watching it.

Ken Griffey Jr.