You hit home runs not by chance but by preparation.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
If you're not in the game, you can't hit a home run.
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.
I was afraid if I started to hit home runs, my average would drop.
I'm sure people will wonder if I could have hit all those home runs had I never taken steroids.
I wouldn't describe myself as a home run hitter. I'm just trying to hit the ball hard in the gaps. Just backspinning baseballs and hitting line drives.
How to hit home runs: I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball.
At the Home Run Derby, you're expected to hit home runs. You're up there trying to hit home runs.
When you're in the middle of a pennant race, you can't go up there thinking about home runs.
You don't have to swing hard to hit a home run. If you got the timing, it'll go.
I don't try to hit home runs. I just try to meet the ball and get base hits.