I heard Tony Bennett say that when you're a big deal early on, you have to maintain that level forever, and it's very scary. You have to keep hitting those home runs, turning out hits.
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I've never been a guy that's consistently hit home runs. It's always seemed to come, like, three or four in a week or two, and then I'll shut it down for a couple of weeks.
Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.
You hit home runs not by chance but by preparation.
I don't think I'm a home run hitter. Most of my home runs are line drives. If I hit it, thanks God. But it's not the kind of thing that I think about. I just go out there and try to have a better season than I had before. Home runs are not in my mind.
When you're going into a game, you're not expected to hit a home run every game. You're just doing everything proper with proper swings.
When you're in the middle of a pennant race, you can't go up there thinking about home runs.
Do I want someone to get more hits than me? No. Do I want someone to hit more home runs than me? No. Do I want someone to have more RBI than me? No. I get a kick out of seeing the all-time leaders and my name's on top of every one, with the exception of strikeouts. I get a kick out of that.
Before I pitch any game, from spring training to Game 7 of the World Series, I'm scared to death.
I don't try to hit home runs. I just try to meet the ball and get base hits.
I was afraid if I started to hit home runs, my average would drop.