Quotes About Strikeouts

#1. I don't try for strikeouts, but batters just swing and miss. I'd exchange strikeouts for more innings. As a starter, my job is to go deep into the game. When you get strikeouts, you throw a lot of pitches and sometimes you come out early.

Johan Santana

#2. Out of ten swings at the bat, you get maybe seven strikeouts, two base hits, and if you are lucky, one home run. The base hits and the home runs pay for all the strikeouts

Marc Andreessen

#3. I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.

Willie Stargell

#4. I'm probably the only relief pitcher who has more saves than strikeouts.

Dan Quisenberry

#5. 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.

George Brett

#6. Heck, if anybody told me I was setting a record (strikeouts in a game on July 30, 1933) I'd of got me some more strikeouts.

Dizzy Dean

#7. If you can get an out on one pitch, take it. Let the strikeouts come on the outstanding pitches. Winning is the big thing. If you throw a lot of pitches, before you know it, your arm is gone.

Dwight Gooden

#8. My goal is to get outs as soon as I can. Strikeouts aren't that big a deal to me.

Eli Manning

#9. He's going for the home run, I'm going for the grand slam. If he gets a lot of strikeouts, I'm getting a shutout. I just have that positivity, that mentality that I can conquer whatever he gives out.

Nonito Donaire

#10. A macho attitude is totally to my advantage. Guys try to hit it 400 feet out of the park, but in softball you have to use a short, quick swing. Big, huge swings equal big, huge strikeouts.

Jennie Finch

#11. Forgiveness: best for cleansing. Forgetfulness best for repetition.

Soul Dancer

#12. the Count bounced twice on his new mattress to identify the key of the bedsprings (G-sharp),

Amor Towles

#13. Home is where the heart is or where you bury the ones you want to eat later.

Rob Thurman

#14. Jose loved giving orders to the servants, and they loved obeying her. She always made them feel they were taking part in some drama.

Katherine Mansfield

#15. What we have earned by the sweat of our brow, we defend with pride. What we have gained by the accident of birth, we guard with prejudice.

Robert Breault

#16. To suffer because of anything you see, feel or experience here in the world of moment to moment is a mistake. It is like becoming upset over a frightening dream.

Frederick Lenz

#17. I don't believe we are in any danger, but

Grace Burrowes

#18. Will Carmel eventually forget about this adventurous time with us? Will she shun Thomas and go back to being the center of SWC? She wouldn't do that, would she? I mean, she did just compare me to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. My opinion of her isn't the highest right now.

Kendare Blake

#19. My job is to preach the Gospel, which has the power to change men's lives from the inside out.

Billy Graham

#20. Though you see nothing, he is acting.

Max Lucado

#21. Each strikeout brings me closer to my next homerun.

Babe Ruth